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

2. What happened when Jacques told his mother and grandmother that he had a chance at getting a higher education?
(a) They laughed at him.
(b) They hugged him.
(c) They said he had to work.
(d) They took him out to dinner.

3. How did Tamzal feel about war?
(a) He thought is was something everyone should engage in.
(b) He abhorred it.
(c) He felt it was more normal than peace.
(d) He thought war was a strange beast.

4. What did Jacques feel he connected with?
(a) The local political scene.
(b) The local work ethic.
(c) The school.
(d) The land around him.

5. What did Jacques do after siesta when he was young?
(a) He went to work at the market.
(b) He did his chores.
(c) He did his schoolwork.
(d) He would run outside to play with his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pastime did Ernest thoroughly enjoy?

2. How did the grandmother kill the hen?

3. What did Lucie do in the evenings when Etienne wasn't there?

4. What did the house look like when the husband and doctor arrived?

5. Why was Lucie afraid?

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