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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the journey like for the original settlers?
(a) Scary as they faced the unknown.
(b) Happy as they looked toward their new adventures.
(c) Very tough and unsanitary.
(d) Smooth. The people in the new country helped them.

2. What pastime did Ernest thoroughly enjoy?
(a) Walking around the city.
(b) Riding subways.
(c) Reading.
(d) Hunting.

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

4. Who else understands their instinctive bond to the area?
(a) The French.
(b) Nobody else.
(c) The missionaries.
(d) The Arabs.

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

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

7. When did Jacques have time to do what he wanted?
(a) Thursday and Sunday afternoons.
(b) Never.
(c) Saturdays and Sundays.
(d) Saturdays.

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

9. How did the grandmother embarrass Jacques during the awards ceremony?
(a) She was dressed wrong.
(b) She was obviously illiterate.
(c) She talked to the people next to her.
(d) She kept crying.

10. Who did Jacques walk to school with?
(a) His neighbor.
(b) His mother.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His teacher.

11. Who was around to tell Pierre and Jacques what to expect from the lycee?
(a) M. Bernard.
(b) The grandmother.
(c) Jacques' mother.
(d) No one.

12. What did the grandmother think of Lucie's haircut?
(a) She told Lucie she looked like a whore.
(b) She wanted to get her own hair cut like that, too.
(c) She didn't like it but accepted it.
(d) She loved it, but thought it was too modern for her taste.

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

14. What did people think about Ernest?
(a) He was stupid.
(b) He was mean.
(c) He was a recluse.
(d) He was good-natured and generous.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the relationship like between Ernest and Jacques?

2. What made the mother and grandmother proud?

3. What did the hens start to do when Jacques came near?

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

5. How did Jacques feel about the light?

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