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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. When did Jacques have time to do what he wanted?
(a) Never.
(b) Saturdays and Sundays.
(c) Thursday and Sunday afternoons.
(d) Saturdays.

2. What was the hallway like?
(a) Light.
(b) Cramped.
(c) Spacious.
(d) Dark.

3. What had changed since Henri and Lucie lived there?
(a) Everything. All the original buildings were gone.
(b) The house was bigger.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Everything was even more dilapidated.

4. What was Josephin's relationship to Ernest?
(a) They were best friends.
(b) Ernest was Josephin's father.
(c) They were brothers.
(d) They were enemies.

5. What disability did Ernest have?
(a) He was missing an arm.
(b) He had heart problems.
(c) He was blind.
(d) He was completely deaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jacques have to write down to describe his mother's work?

2. What happened after the fight between Ernest and Josephin?

3. What did Jacques and Pierre take to get to school?

4. What did the hens start to do when Jacques came near?

5. What happened to Jacques at the cooperage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the French come to Algeria, and what did they find?

2. How did Jacques and Pierre feel about school in general?

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

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

5. How did M. Bernard feel about the children of war victims?

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

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

8. What were the Arabs in the area like?

9. Describe how Lucie reacts to the task and how it makes Jacques feel.

10. How does Jacques feel about his family coming to the awards ceremony?

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