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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 was the mattress in the new house like?

2. What did Jacques realize about his father?

3. What did the boys fill their pockets with?

4. How old is Malan?

5. How did the man react to all the waiting he had to do in his travels?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Malan feel about his wife?

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

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

6. What memory of his father did Jacques receive from his grandmother?

7. What parenting experience did Henri and Lucie have?

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

9. How did the caretaker help Jacques?

10. What did Jacques remember about going to the theater with the family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe what happened when Lucie became interested in a relationship. How did she change herself physically and mentally? How did her family react?

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

Explain what happened when Jacques has a coin. What does he do with it? What does he tell his grandmother about it? How does she react, and what does he learn from the experience.

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