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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 was the sea like?
(a) Treacherous yet warm.
(b) Gentle and warm.
(c) Treacherous and cold.
(d) Gentle yet cold.

2. What type of book mostly appealed to Jacques?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) Biographies.
(c) Cloak and dagger novels.
(d) Science fiction.

3. What element of nature did Jacques truly appreciate?
(a) The sun.
(b) The rain.
(c) The wind.
(d) The snow.

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

5. How did Jacques' mother respond to the world?
(a) She wanted to hide from reality.
(b) She thought it was too harsh.
(c) She rejected it.
(d) She embraced it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jacques go to visit his father?

2. What did Jacques learn about his father from Veillard?

3. What did Jacques like about Malan?

4. What did the grandmother think of Lucie's haircut?

5. What did Lucie do with the letter announcing her husband's death?

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