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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Search for the Father, Saint Brieuc and Malan (J.G.).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound did Jacques hear before he left the graveyard?
(a) He heard his father's voice whispering to him.
(b) He heard birds preparing for the night.
(c) He heard an explosion as an invisible plane broke the sound barrier.
(d) He heard a car crash.

2. What handicap did Lucie have?
(a) She was lame.
(b) She was blind.
(c) She couldn't hear.
(d) She couldn't speak.

3. 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.

4. What message did he give Jacques?
(a) Education is more important than anything on Earth.
(b) We never really know people even when we think we know them.
(c) Stay away from marriage.
(d) There is no relationship better than that between a father and son.

5. How did Jacques feel about his father?
(a) He didn't feel much of anything since he never really knew him.
(b) He respected his father.
(c) He resented his father's leaving.
(d) He considered his father to be his hero.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Malan look like?

2. What was Victor Malan's job?

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

4. How did Jacques' discovery about his father change his feelings toward him?

5. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?

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