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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, The Child's Games.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the baby like?
(a) It was a sturdy boy.
(b) It was a sickly boy.
(c) It was a sturdy girl.
(d) It was a sickly girl.

2. Where did the boys sneak away to in the summer?
(a) The beach.
(b) The ball field.
(c) The market.
(d) The stables.

3. What couldn't Jacques control?
(a) His violent temper.
(b) His body as he tried to play games.
(c) His desire for candy.
(d) His fear of water.

4. How did Jacques' discovery about his father change his feelings toward him?
(a) His hero-worship turned to disdain.
(b) He suddenly regretted that he never really knew his father.
(c) It helped him understand the man more.
(d) He felt compassion for the man instead of ambivalence.

5. What aura did the man emanate?
(a) One of intrigue.
(b) One of insecurity.
(c) One of menace.
(d) One of competence and vigor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the man surprise the chambermaid at the hotel?

2. How would Jacques learn more about his father?

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

4. Who was standing in the corridor of the Saint-Brieuc train 40 years after Henri and Lucie had their child?

5. What message did he give Jacques?

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