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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Son or The First Man, The Chicken Coop and Cutting the Hen's Throat.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What disability did Ernest have?
(a) He had heart problems.
(b) He was blind.
(c) He was completely deaf.
(d) He was missing an arm.

3. Why was Jacques one of the teacher's pets?
(a) Because the teacher loved Jacques' mother.
(b) He considered all the boys with fathers who died in the war his pets.
(c) Because of his good grades.
(d) Because he never got into trouble.

4. Where did he and his friends stop on the way to the field?
(a) The waterspout.
(b) The post office.
(c) The candy store.
(d) The market.

5. How did Jacques feel when he got into the school of higher education?
(a) It made him somewhat sad.
(b) He felt like he deserved it.
(c) Happy, but bereft as his teacher left.
(d) He regretted his decision to try for it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?

2. What was Jacques like with his mother?

3. Where was Henri's family from?

4. What did Jacques consider his country?

5. What did Jacques do after siesta when he was young?

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