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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made the African troops stand out?
(a) Their strategic fighting skills.
(b) Their brightly colored uniforms.
(c) Their aggressive fighting style.
(d) Their optimism.

2. Why did Malan ask for forgiveness?
(a) He is a bitter man.
(b) Sometimes he cares too much.
(c) He doesn't understand what Jacques is going through.
(d) Sometimes he doesn't know how to respond to caring.

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

4. Why does Jacques say he's different around Malan?
(a) Malan has a way of making him feel smarter.
(b) Malan has a way of making him feel stupid.
(c) He loves Malan.
(d) Malan commands respect.

5. Why was it difficult for Catherine to understand the films?
(a) She was illiterate.
(b) She couldn't hear.
(c) The actor's vocabulary was too advanced for her.
(d) She was distracted by the children around her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the boys sneak away to in the summer?

2. What did Lucie think of the political situation when her husband went off to war?

3. What was Jacques like with his mother?

4. What message did he give Jacques?

5. How did Jacques feel about his father?

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