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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, School.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Jacques' grandmother want him to play soccer?
(a) She thought he should be studying.
(b) It ruined his boots.
(c) She thought he should be working.
(d) She didn't like the children he was playing with.

2. How did Henri react to the execution he witnessed?
(a) It made him decide to get more involved in politics.
(b) He was livid and vomited.
(c) He thought it was exciting.
(d) He slipped into a depression after it.

3. Who was the traveler?
(a) The Arab.
(b) Henri.
(c) Jacques.
(d) Lucie.

4. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?
(a) He thinks it's tragic.
(b) He thinks that's what one deserves when he goes off to war.
(c) He thinks he was spared suffering.
(d) He is sad when thinking about the joys in life that Henri missed.

5. Who was the common enemy in the neighborhood?
(a) The dogcatcher.
(b) The school teacher.
(c) The gang from the next neighborhood.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?

2. According to Jacques' grandmother, what illness did Lucie have when she was young?

3. What part of the cemetery did the traveler specifically go to?

4. How does Malan describe Jacques?

5. What made the African troops stand out?

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