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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jacques' punishment for the fight he was in?
(a) He was sent home.
(b) He was whipped.
(c) He was suspended from school.
(d) He had to stay in the corner and miss recess.

2. What did Jacques dread each day when he went home from the lycee?
(a) The silence in the house.
(b) Death and the unknown.
(c) His grandmother's beatings.
(d) Dinner.

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

4. What would Jacques tell his family about the lycee during dinner?
(a) His most interesting teacher of the day.
(b) His homework
(c) Anecdotes highlighting other students.
(d) Nothing.

5. What did Jacques see in his half-dream state?
(a) The guerillas.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

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

7. How did Jacques feel about making money for his family?
(a) He was happy to do it.
(b) He resented the fact that he had to do it.
(c) He felt it was his obligation.
(d) He took great pride in it.

8. What did Pierre and Jacques pass on the way to school?
(a) Farms.
(b) A series of shops.
(c) The girls' school.
(d) The beach.

9. What separated the two worlds in Jacques?
(a) The cultures.
(b) Memories.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) Transportation limitations.

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

11. Who was the common enemy in the neighborhood?
(a) The gang from the next neighborhood.
(b) The police.
(c) The dogcatcher.
(d) The school teacher.

12. What did the uncle and grandmother say Jacques had?
(a) Courage.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pride.
(d) Tenacity.

13. What did Jacques help Michel with?
(a) The shopping.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Moving furniture.
(d) The horses.

14. What did Pierre and Jacques treat themselves with when they had extra money?
(a) Nothing. They saved all the money they could get.
(b) A new book.
(c) A plain fritter.
(d) A newspaper.

15. What set Jacques apart from his schoolmates?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His brilliance.
(c) His family traditions and values.
(d) His sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did feel about getting a hen from the yard?

2. How did the grandmother embarrass Jacques during the awards ceremony?

3. How did Jacques define his religious preferences?

4. What did Jacques pass on his way to Mondavi?

5. What did Jacques consider his country?

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