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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 sound did Jacques hear before he left the graveyard?
(a) He heard his father's voice whispering to him.
(b) He heard birds preparing for the night.
(c) He heard a car crash.
(d) He heard an explosion as an invisible plane broke the sound barrier.

2. What was Jacques' job at the theater?
(a) He read the captions to his grandmother.
(b) He helped seat everyone.
(c) He was in charge of telling the family when the film was about to begin.
(d) He ran and got the snacks for his family.

3. What did Lucie do with the letter announcing her husband's death?
(a) She put it in her pocket since she couldn't read.
(b) She tore it up.
(c) She burned it.
(d) She read it then put it in the family album.

4. How did the man react to all the waiting he had to do in his travels?
(a) He demanded to talk with the manager.
(b) It made him angry, and he started yelling at the others in line.
(c) He became depressed.
(d) He was patient.

5. What did Lucie think about movies?
(a) She appreciated her escape from reality.
(b) She felt that the theater was too crowded.
(c) The theater wasn't a treat for her.
(d) She wanted to be a movie star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacques realize about his father?

2. Who was the traveler?

3. How did the man surprise the chambermaid at the hotel?

4. What was the sea like?

5. What did the boys fill their pockets with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Jacques live with in Algiers? What was their neighborhood like?

2. How did Lucie react to the situation she was in?

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

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

5. How did Malan feel about his wife?

6. How did Henri show his love for Lucie?

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

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

9. What parenting experience did Henri and Lucie have?

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

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