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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 year did the husband and wife move from Algiers?

2. Where did Jacques' mother live?

3. What couldn't Jacques control?

4. How did Jacques feel when the evening came?

5. What part of the cemetery did the traveler specifically go to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Malan feel about his wife?

5. Describe how Jacques felt about France, and how he felt about Algiers.

6. Explain where Jacques' father was buried and why.

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

8. What did Malan think about Jacques' idea to learn more about his father?

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

10. Why was soccer an issue in the household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the family trip to the theater. Explain what it was like for the mother, the grandmother, and for Jacques..

Essay Topic 3

Why does Jacques go get a chicken, and how does he feel about it? What is his family's reaction to his task, and did it provide the outcome he was desiring? Why or why not?

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