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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jacques' discovery about his father change his feelings toward him?
(a) It helped him understand the man more.
(b) His hero-worship turned to disdain.
(c) He suddenly regretted that he never really knew his father.
(d) He felt compassion for the man instead of ambivalence.

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

3. Why was the wife in pain as they traveled?
(a) She suffered from migraines.
(b) She had a bad back.
(c) She had a broken leg.
(d) She was in labor.

4. Whose grave was the traveler looking for?
(a) Henri Cormery.
(b) The Arab.
(c) Jacques Cormery.
(d) Lucie Cormery.

5. How did Jacques' grandmother respond to his escapades?
(a) She sent him to his room.
(b) She wanted to join him next time.
(c) She whipped him.
(d) She laughed at them.

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

7. What did Malan look like?
(a) An Arab.
(b) The stereotypical Frenchman.
(c) A troubadour.
(d) A Chinese man.

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

9. Why does Jacques say he's different around Malan?
(a) Malan has a way of making him feel stupid.
(b) Malan has a way of making him feel smarter.
(c) He loves Malan.
(d) Malan commands respect.

10. Who was standing in the corridor of the Saint-Brieuc train 40 years after Henri and Lucie had their child?
(a) The Arab.
(b) A priest.
(c) A man.
(d) A soldier.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lucie think of the political situation when her husband went off to war?

2. What does Malan laugh with Jacques about?

3. Why did the women laugh when the doctor arrived?

4. What did Malan think about marriage?

5. What year did the husband and wife move from Algiers?

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