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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. How would Jacques learn more about his father?
(a) From his mother.
(b) From his uncle.
(c) He would have to research the man on his own.
(d) From his grandmother.

2. What did Lucie think of the political situation when her husband went off to war?
(a) She didn't know what was going on.
(b) She understood why they needed to fight.
(c) She wanted to leave the country.
(d) She had been following the politically strategies closely and agreed that her husband he to go.

3. What instrument did Jacques do best with?
(a) The flute.
(b) The cello.
(c) The violin.
(d) His voice.

4. Where did he and his friends stop on the way to the field?
(a) The post office.
(b) The market.
(c) The candy store.
(d) The waterspout.

5. What does Jacques think about Henri's early death?
(a) He is sad when thinking about the joys in life that Henri missed.
(b) He thinks that's what one deserves when he goes off to war.
(c) He thinks he was spared suffering.
(d) He thinks it's tragic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jacques' mother live?

2. What was Victor Malan's job?

3. What year did Lucie say she was born?

4. What did Malan look like?

5. Why did Malan ask for forgiveness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jacques realize about his father's age, and how did he react to this knowledge?

2. What parenting experience did Henri and Lucie have?

3. What kind of town did Victor Malan live in?

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

5. How did Jacques feel about naps?

6. How did Henri show his love for Lucie?

7. Why did Henri and Lucie leave Algiers?

8. What memory of his father did Jacques receive from his grandmother?

9. What did Jacques remember about going to the theater with the family?

10. Explain where Jacques' father was buried and why.

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