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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did the boys sneak away to in the summer?
(a) The stables.
(b) The ball field.
(c) The market.
(d) The beach.

3. Why did he like his small town?
(a) He felt secure.
(b) It didn't distract him from his solitary meditation.
(c) He hated city pollution.
(d) He liked knowing his neighbors.

4. What was Jacques' job at the theater?
(a) He helped seat everyone.
(b) He was in charge of telling the family when the film was about to begin.
(c) He read the captions to his grandmother.
(d) He ran and got the snacks for his family.

5. What aura did the man emanate?
(a) One of insecurity.
(b) One of menace.
(c) One of competence and vigor.
(d) One of intrigue.

6. What was the population like around their new home?
(a) There were a few people, but the people shunned them.
(b) It was a city.
(c) It was a friendly neighborhood where families stayed outside in the evenings to talk.
(d) There weren't many people.

7. What sound did Jacques hear before he left the graveyard?
(a) He heard an explosion as an invisible plane broke the sound barrier.
(b) He heard a car crash.
(c) He heard birds preparing for the night.
(d) He heard his father's voice whispering to him.

8. What was Victor Malan's job?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Caretaker.
(c) Tailor.
(d) Customs administration.

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

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

11. What is one of Malan's faults according to Jacques?
(a) He is too arrogant.
(b) He doesn't realize others aren't as smart as he is.
(c) He eats too much.
(d) He it thrifty.

12. Where did Jacques' mother live?
(a) In the nursing home.
(b) Right near the beach.
(c) In the house where he grew up.
(d) In a little cottage.

13. What instrument did Jacques do best with?
(a) The flute.
(b) The cello.
(c) The violin.
(d) His voice.

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

15. Where would all the children gather?
(a) At the fountain.
(b) In the field.
(c) In the cellar.
(d) On the beach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the children do in their meeting place?

3. What handicap did Lucie have?

4. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?

5. Where did the traveler walk to when he left his hotel?

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