2. What kind of lighting did they have in the house?
(a) They used a generator for electricity.
(b) They tapped into the city's electricity.
(c) The grandmother would light a lamp.
(d) They had no light sources.

3. Why did Jacques and Pierre have to leave their neighborhood on a daily basis?
(a) They had to go to work.
(b) They had to travel to attend school.
(c) Their parents told them to stay out of the house during the week.
(d) The dog catcher chased them out.

4. How did Jacques feel about the light?
(a) It glared harshly on their poverty.
(b) It made his heart grow lighter.
(c) It was a waste of money.
(d) He felt it disguised the true darkness around him.

5. Who was the old man with the canary that Jacques went to visit?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His former teacher.
(c) His old boss.
(d) His best friend from childhood.

6. Where did Pierre and Jacques spend some of their free time?
(a) At the lycee, talking with tutors.
(b) They rode the trolley around town.
(c) At the soldier's home.
(d) Studying in the cellar.

7. Where did Veillard's ancestors come from?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Algiers.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

8. How did Louis feel about getting a hen from the yard?
(a) He refused to do it.
(b) He thought it was fun to chase the hens.
(c) He was afraid of the hens.
(d) He dreaded it.

9. How was the outside in comparison to the hallway?
(a) Darker.
(b) Ominous.
(c) Lighter.
(d) Haunting.

10. What did Jacques ask Veillard about?
(a) Religion
(b) Farming.
(c) Education.
(d) His father.

11. Why was Jacques one of the teacher's pets?
(a) Because the teacher loved Jacques' mother.
(b) Because he never got into trouble.
(c) Because of his good grades.
(d) He considered all the boys with fathers who died in the war his pets.

12. What was Josephin's relationship to Ernest?
(a) They were best friends.
(b) Ernest was Josephin's father.
(c) They were brothers.
(d) They were enemies.

13. What type of relationship did students have with teachers at the lycee?
(a) They students silently resented the teachers.
(b) They weren't close, but there was respect.
(c) They almost had a parent/child relationship.
(d) The teachers were aloof and had no respect for the students.

14. What did Jacques have to give up to be friends with Georges?
(a) Eating meat.
(b) His sandwich at lunchtime.
(c) His love of reading.
(d) Saying dirty words.

15. What world did Jacques become most part of?
(a) The world of his neighborhood.
(b) The world of the lycee.
(c) The world of work.
(d) The world of the water