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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jacques realize about his grandmother?
(a) It was painful for her to be with him since he was so similar to his father.
(b) She loved him.
(c) She thought he was a nuisance.
(d) She resented his presence in her life.

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

3. How were the children in the theater kept in line?
(a) With a whip
(b) They were kicked out if they were noisy.
(c) They were bribed with candy.
(d) They had to stand in a corner if they didn't behave.

4. How did Jacques feel about his father?
(a) He resented his father's leaving.
(b) He respected his father.
(c) He considered his father to be his hero.
(d) He didn't feel much of anything since he never really knew him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacques like about Malan?

2. What was the husband's new job?

3. How did Henri react to the execution he witnessed?

4. Where did the boys sneak away to in the summer?

5. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jacques and his mother greet each other? How did Lucie prepare for him?

2. What were their first impressions of their new home and homeland?

3. How did Henri show his love for Lucie?

4. What was making Lucie anxious when he visited her?

5. How did Jacques perceive the relationship between his mother and father?

6. What did Jacques lie to his grandmother about, and what did he learn from the experience?

7. Describe how Jacques felt about France, and how he felt about Algiers.

8. How did Malan feel about his wife?

9. Why did Henri and Lucie leave Algiers?

10. What kind of games did Jacques and his friends play?

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