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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 hallway like?

2. What world did Jacques become most part of?

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

4. What did the Cormerys do on vacation?

5. What was the political situation like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Lucie reacts to the task and how it makes Jacques feel.

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

3. What does Jacques do on Thursdays?

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

5. What does Jacques realize about his father?

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

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

8. How did Ernest feel about his mother?

9. How did M. Bernard feel about the children of war victims?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ernest made a big impact on Jacques' life. Explain his role in young Jacques' developmental years. Cite some examples of Ernest's caring.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how Jacques felt about his father. How did his mother's relationship to his father influence him? How did he change as he learned more about his father?

Essay Topic 3

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

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