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

2. What was Jacques' job at the theater?
(a) He helped seat everyone.
(b) He ran and got the snacks for his family.
(c) He was in charge of telling the family when the film was about to begin.
(d) He read the captions to his grandmother.

3. What does Malan laugh with Jacques about?
(a) He tells Jacques to go to his mom to find out more about his dad.
(b) He teases Jacques about the food they are eating.
(c) He teases Jacques about his crush on the woman at the train station.
(d) He tells Jacques to get a job in the same school he works in.

4. How did the man react to those traveling near him?
(a) He mentally made up stories about each one them.
(b) He pulled out a magazine and kept to himself.
(c) He stayed as far away from them as possible.
(d) He tried to talk with everyone.

5. What did Lucie do in the evenings when Etienne wasn't there?
(a) She knitted a blanket.
(b) She read.
(c) She called her family members on the phone.
(d) She lies down doing nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?

2. Who had the most influence in Jacques' childhood?

3. What happened when Jacques told his mother and grandmother that he had a chance at getting a higher education?

4. How did Henri feel about some of the actions he saw in the war?

5. What did Malan look like?

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