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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 would Jacques tell his family about the lycee during dinner?
(a) His homework
(b) Nothing.
(c) His most interesting teacher of the day.
(d) Anecdotes highlighting other students.

2. What was Jacques' punishment for the fight he was in?
(a) He had to stay in the corner and miss recess.
(b) He was suspended from school.
(c) He was sent home.
(d) He was whipped.

3. What set Jacques apart from his schoolmates?
(a) His brilliance.
(b) His poverty.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His family traditions and values.

4. What gift did the teacher give the older Jacques?
(a) The ruler he used to smack the children with.
(b) Some money.
(c) The book he had read in class.
(d) A handkerchief.

5. What did Jacques pass on his way to Mondavi?
(a) His father's grave.
(b) Beautiful landscapes.
(c) Jeeps with guns.
(d) A large church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the grandmother kill the hen?

2. How did Tamzal feel about war?

3. What could Jacques identify by smell?

4. How did Jacques define his religious preferences?

5. When did Jacques have time to do what he wanted?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Jacques got to school each day.

2. Why didn't Jacques' mother and grandmother want him to go to the lycee?

3. What handicap did Ernest have, and how did it affect his life?

4. What does Jacques feel as he goes down the hallway and outside?

5. Why is Jacques sent out to get a hen?

6. Why did Jacques like M. Bernard so much?

7. What was Ernest's relationship like with his sister?

8. How does Jacques feel about his classmates?

9. Explain what the lycee is and why it was a privilege to go there.

10. Describe the attitude of the vets in the soldier's home.

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