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

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

3. How did Henri react to the execution he witnessed?
(a) It made him decide to get more involved in politics.
(b) He was livid and vomited.
(c) He thought it was exciting.
(d) He slipped into a depression after it.

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

5. Why was it difficult for Catherine to understand the films?
(a) She was illiterate.
(b) The actor's vocabulary was too advanced for her.
(c) She was distracted by the children around her.
(d) She couldn't hear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the traveler walk to when he left his hotel?

2. How did they split the fries?

3. Why did Jacques go to visit his father?

4. What was the mattress in the new house like?

5. How did Max gain his popularity?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the caretaker help Jacques?

2. How does Malan respond to Jacques' acknowledgment of how he felt about him?

3. What parenting experience did Henri and Lucie have?

4. Describe what happened as dusk fell at the graveyard.

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

6. How did Lucie feel about the war her husband died in?

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

8. Why does Jacques get in trouble when he goes home, and what was his punishment? How does his mother react to the punishment?

9. What was the journey like on the way to the new house?

10. Why was soccer an issue in the household?

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