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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. Who did Jacques walk to school with?

2. What did Jacques see in his half-dream state?

3. What gift did the teacher give the older Jacques?

4. What had changed since Henri and Lucie lived there?

5. Who was the common enemy in the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacques realize about his father?

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

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

4. Describe the grandmother's response to his task, and how Jacques feels about it.

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

6. What did Jacques feel about Ernest?

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

8. Why does Jacques go to Jacques, and what does he find?

9. How did Ernest feel about his mother?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Jacques attends the lycee, he realizes how different his life is from the other students. Describe in detail at least three different ways that he is different and how he reacts to this difference. Be sure to include his reaction to his mother's work.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the home Jacques grew up in when he lived in Algiers. Who lived with him? What was the neighborhood like? What were some of the challenges they faced living there? Was he happy? Why or why not?

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