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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 Pierre and Jacques treat themselves with when they had extra money?

2. What was Jacques' punishment for the fight he was in?

3. What religious education did Jacques have to go through?

4. What set Jacques apart from his schoolmates?

5. What were people drawn to in Ernest, including Jacques' grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Ernest feel about his mother?

5. Describe the attitude of the vets in the soldier's home.

6. Describe what happens when Jacques needs a permission slip signed.

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

8. Describe how Jacques got to school each day.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

When Jacques greeted Lucie after his trip to the grave, how did they greet each other? How did she act right after the initial greeting? What did Jacques hold himself back from doing, although he did it when he was younger?

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