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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 separated the two worlds in Jacques?

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

3. What did Jacques help Michel with?

4. Why was Jacques one of the teacher's pets?

5. What disability did Ernest have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacques do on Thursdays?

2. How did Ernest feel about his mother?

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

4. How does Jacques feel about his summer work?

5. What were the Arabs in the area like?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Jacques realize about his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jacques compares life to a relationship with a woman. Explain the comparison and add a paragraph about whether or not you agree with his comparison. Explain the reasoning behind your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail Jacques' idea of a great summer day as he explains it in the book in the chapter "The Child's Games."

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