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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why couldn't Bertrande end her marriage and remarry?
(a) It was not allowed by the laws of the Catholic church.
(b) Sanxi would not let her.
(c) Pierre would not let her.
(d) Her child would lose his/her inheritance.

2. Which of the following was evidence presented in the second trial?
(a) The impostor's birth certificate.
(b) Physical dissimilarities between Martin and the impostor.
(c) Martin's journal.
(d) Martin's picture.

3. Arnaud became successful at trading agriculture and ________.
(a) Slaves.
(b) Horses.
(c) Land.
(d) Silver.

4. In Chapter 10, Jean de Coras calls Bertrande _______________ in the identity theft of Martin Guerre.
(a) A martyr.
(b) An accomplice.
(c) A defendant.
(d) A victim.

5. How old was Martin's wife when he disappeared?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Twenty-two.
(d) Twenty-three.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Martin was away, what happened to Sanxi (Martin's father)?

2. Why does the author think the impostor was not in a hurry to return to home?

3. In the beginning of Bertrande's marriage, she spent her free time ___________________.

4. How many brothers did the impostor have?

5. What story does the author say compares to "The Return of Martin Guerre?"

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