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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would Jacques learn more about his father?
(a) From his uncle.
(b) He would have to research the man on his own.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From his grandmother.

2. Why didn't Jacques' grandmother want him to play soccer?
(a) It ruined his boots.
(b) She thought he should be working.
(c) She thought he should be studying.
(d) She didn't like the children he was playing with.

3. Why did Jacques go to visit his father?
(a) He wanted to find out more about the man.
(b) His mother had asked him to.
(c) He wanted to tell his dad how he felt.
(d) He wanted to make peace with his father.

4. What did the children do in their meeting place?
(a) They shared candy and made forts.
(b) They made plans for mischief.
(c) They created gaming strategies.
(d) They talked about their future.

5. What was the baby like?
(a) It was a sturdy girl.
(b) It was a sickly boy.
(c) It was a sickly girl.
(d) It was a sturdy boy.

6. What couldn't Jacques control?
(a) His body as he tried to play games.
(b) His violent temper.
(c) His desire for candy.
(d) His fear of water.

7. How did the man travel?
(a) First Class.
(b) Third Class.
(c) Second Class.
(d) Alone.

8. What did Lucie think of the political situation when her husband went off to war?
(a) She didn't know what was going on.
(b) She wanted to leave the country.
(c) She had been following the politically strategies closely and agreed that her husband he to go.
(d) She understood why they needed to fight.

9. What was Jacques like with his mother?
(a) It was a strained relationship.
(b) It was a polite yet distant relationship.
(c) They refused to see each other.
(d) They loved each other very much.

10. How did Jacques feel about going back to Algiers?
(a) He embraced the idea of going back with gusto.
(b) He refused to ever go back.
(c) He was filled with happy anxiety.
(d) He dreaded it.

11. What happened when the husband knocked on the door at the doctor's house?
(a) People came scurrying out.
(b) The doctor came out, full of concern.
(c) Nothing. No one answered at first.
(d) They yelled at him to leave.

12. How old is Malan?
(a) 65.
(b) 55.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

13. What disability did Jacques's uncle have?
(a) He was half mute.
(b) He was deaf.
(c) He was a mute.
(d) He was blind.

14. Where did the husband go to find a doctor?
(a) He went to the village they passed on the way to their house.
(b) He didn't go anywhere since he knew there were no doctors around.
(c) He went to a neighbor.
(d) He went to a neighboring tribe.

15. How does Malan describe Jacques?
(a) Pushy.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Shy.
(d) Hard-working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What handicap did Lucie have?

2. What is one of Malan's faults according to Jacques?

3. Who was the traveler?

4. What was the sea like?

5. What token did Lucie receive from the war?

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