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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, A Mystery to Himself.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happened after the fight between Ernest and Josephin?
(a) Josephin stopped eating at the house.
(b) They both began to cry and made up.
(c) Josephin had to go to the hospital.
(d) Ernest had to go to the hospital.

4. What did the farmer do?
(a) He went out to care for his vines.
(b) He offered his wine to the guerillas.
(c) He dug up his vine and empties his vats.
(d) He rescued his animals.

5. What token did Lucie receive from the war?
(a) A medal.
(b) Her husband's boots.
(c) A shell fragment from her husband's skull.
(d) Her husband's uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What message did he give Jacques?

2. What did people think about Ernest?

3. Where did Veillard's ancestors come from?

4. Why was the wife in pain as they traveled?

5. How did Jacques feel about aging and death?

(see the answer key)

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