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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 gift did the teacher give the older Jacques?

2. How did Jacques feel about the light?

3. What world did Jacques become most part of?

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

5. What did Jacques dread each day when he went home from the lycee?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain what the lycee is and why it was a privilege to go there.

8. How does Jacques feel about his summer work?

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

10. Describe how Jacques got to school each day.

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

How does Malan react to Jacques' interest in finding out more about Henri? What pieces of advice does he offer to Jacques regarding the search for more information?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Lucie and Henri related to the locals, and how the locals treated them in return. Use examples from the story to show their acceptance or antagonism towards each other.

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