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

2. What did Jacques and Pierre take to get to school?

3. How did Jacques feel when he got into the school of higher education?

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

5. What did the hens start to do when Jacques came near?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jacques feel about Ernest?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Jacques realize about his father?

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

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

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

10. What handicap did Ernest have, and how did it affect his life?

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 the differences between Malan's love for Jacques and Jacques' love for Malan? How do they deal with the difference?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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