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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lucie do with the letter announcing her husband's death?

2. What made the African troops stand out?

3. What did Jacques do after siesta when he was young?

4. Where did the husband go to find a doctor?

5. How did Jacques feel about being on a boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the way Jacques demonstrate about his personality?

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

4. How did Jacques feel about naps?

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

6. Lucie lived in the same place where Jacques grew up. What was still the same about it, and what was different?

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

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

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

10. Why did Henri and Lucie leave Algiers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the differences between Malan's love for Jacques and Jacques' love for Malan? How do they deal with the difference?

Essay Topic 2

Explain how M. Bernard completely changed Jacques' world. What was he like as a teacher? How did he treat the students? How was he an advocate for Jacques? Why did Jacques continue to visit him even when he was old?

Essay Topic 3

Jacques compares life to a relationship with a woman. Explain the comparison and add a paragraph about whether or not you agree with his comparison. Explain the reasoning behind your answer.

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