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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author rule out the possibility of Martin having gone to the university?
(a) Martin was a peasant.
(b) The university was too far away.
(c) Martin was illiterate.
(d) Martin hated school.

2. 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) Her child would lose his/her inheritance.
(d) Pierre would not let her.

3. What alternate term is used for "Lord," in the impostor's old village?
(a) Seignier.
(b) The father.
(c) Land owner.
(d) God.

4. While Martin was away, what happened to Sanxi (Martin's father)?
(a) Sanxi caught the measles and nearly died.
(b) Sanxi remarried.
(c) Sanxi died.
(d) Sanxi was injured in a farming accident.

5. How did neighborhood boys tease Martin and his wife?
(a) They followed Martin and laughed at him.
(b) They dressed up as girls and danced in front of Martin's home.
(c) They threw rocks at Martin's house.
(d) They trampled Martin's flowers.

6. The impostor was able to impersonate Martin so convincingly because of his ability to _____.
(a) Take notes.
(b) Speak French.
(c) Remember details.
(d) Lie.

7. Why did Martin's impostor demand to see the account books?
(a) He wanted to figure out what he was owed.
(b) He wanted to know how much some of the land was worth.
(c) He wanted to see how much money the family had.
(d) He wanted to make sure the figures were accurate.

8. Martin is believed to have ended up in the army where he fought in and won a crucial battle. Which of the following is a battle Martin fought in?
(a) The Battle of Normandy.
(b) The Battle of Artigat.
(c) The Battle of Toulouse.
(d) The Battle of Picardy.

9. What was the impostor's real name?
(a) Leonardo du Mann
(b) Arnaud du Tilh
(c) Michael de Furr
(d) Jean de Coras.

10. Bertrande, like most women of her time, took on traditional female work, such as house work, crafting, spinning thread, and baking bread. What other work did women do at the time?
(a) Shoemaking.
(b) Farming.
(c) Mining.
(d) Blacksmithing.

11. What three things does the author say Bertrande did while she Martin was away?
(a) She spun thread, raised her son, and waited.
(b) She worked, raised her son, and waited.
(c) She learned to read, raised her son, and played with Martin's sisters.
(d) She did crafts, played with Martin's sisters, and raised her son.

12. How many sisters did the real Martin have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

13. Why couldn't Martin and his wife conceive a baby?
(a) Martin had fertility problems.
(b) Martin was impotent.
(c) Bertrande had fertility problems.
(d) Bertrande was too young.

14. How long did it take the family to get to their new home?
(a) Two months.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

15. What did Pierre do to retaliate against the impostor's threats?
(a) He accused him of being an impostor.
(b) He accused him of stealing grain.
(c) He cut him off financially.
(d) He threatened to kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author speculates about where Martin could have gone when he disappeared. What does the author say was the most likely place Martin went to?

2. How did the impostor learn initially learn about the details of Martin's life?

3. Land was limited in the impostor's village. How did peasants find enough land to farm?

4. From whom did the most damning evidence against the impostor come?

5. Why did Bertrande and the impostor stay at the inn instead of going home right away?

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