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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of invention did Boris create?
(a) He found a way to impregnate cows more efficiently.
(b) He found a humane way to produce beef.
(c) He found a way to determine the sex of chicks before they hatched.
(d) He found a way to prevent chicken eggs from hatching prematurely.

2. How old was Vicente when Myriam met him?
(a) 25.
(b) 14.
(c) 30.
(d) 21.

3. How did Noémie die?
(a) She was shot.
(b) She had typhus.
(c) She had the flu.
(d) She had a serious infection.

4. What does Lélia want to see at the town hall?
(a) Her mother's photos.
(b) Her parents' marriage certificate.
(c) A photo of Jacques.
(d) Noémi's notebooks.

5. What was written on the postcard Lélia received?
(a) An address Lélia had never seen before.
(b) A sketch of her family.
(c) The names of four family members.
(d) A signature.

6. When Ephraim waited for French citizenship, what name did he come up with for himself?
(a) Eckhardt.
(b) Eugene.
(c) Ember.
(d) Emilio.

7. Who was arrested for drinking at a bar?
(a) Jean.
(b) Noémie.
(c) Myriam.
(d) Jacques.

8. How did Anne and Lélia get a hint to check out the Fauchere home?
(a) He invited them over.
(b) They received a note in the mail.
(c) They received an anonymous phone call.
(d) The mayor gave them a warning.

9. What holiday did Ephraim celebrate with his entire family in Moscow in 1919?
(a) His birthday.
(b) Pesach.
(c) Bastille Day.
(d) Hanukkah.

10. Who observed Myriam and found her to be less pretty than Vicente's last girlfriend?
(a) Gabriele.
(b) Emma.
(c) Noémie.
(d) Jeanine.

11. When did Ephraim's business go bankrupt?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1941.

12. How does Myriam get to the Zone of Paris?
(a) She hides in a trunk.
(b) She hitchhikes.
(c) She rides a bike.
(d) She walks.

13. Who is Vicente's big sister?
(a) Gabriele.
(b) Jean.
(c) Aniouta.
(d) Jeanine.

14. When did Ephraim realize he had not been alone in ten years?
(a) On his way to Marseille.
(b) On a train to Lodz.
(c) On a ship to Palestine.
(d) On a hike through Spain.

15. Who seems hostile toward Anne?
(a) Myriam.
(b) Yves.
(c) Georges.
(d) Deborah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who felt abandoned by Myriam's engagement?

2. Who was the mayor's secretary when Ephraim and Emma visited the town hall on July 16th?

3. Who says "Knowledge is the true essence of nobility" (55)?

4. How did Ephraim and Emma die?

5. Who refuses to come to Paris, saying it is "better to be a wise man in hell than a fool in heaven" (44)?

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