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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Bertrande and the impostor stay at the inn instead of going home right away?
(a) To get to know one another "again."
(b) Bertrande was too overwhelmed to travel.
(c) Pierre wanted to fix up their house before they returned.
(d) To get their stories straight.

2. What did Martin's uncle do that further complicated his and Bertrande's strained relationship?
(a) He married Bertrande's sister.
(b) He accused Bertrande of running Martin off.
(c) He accused Bertrande of stealing.
(d) He married Bertrande's mother.

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

4. The Guerre family prospered by working in three industries of business. What were the three industries?
(a) Construction, shoe repair, and real estate.
(b) Farming, construction, and real estate.
(c) Farming, shoe repair, and real estate.
(d) Farming, shoe repair, and construction

5. How was Martin wounded in the Battle of Picardy?
(a) He was shot in the arm.
(b) He was shot in the hand.
(c) He was shot in the stomach.
(d) He was shot in the leg.

6. Overall, Artigat was considered a __________place to live than the impostor's old village.
(a) Worse.
(b) Prettier.
(c) More important.
(d) Better.

7. How did the family get to their new home?
(a) Rode a horse and carriage.
(b) Drove.
(c) Walked.
(d) Rode the train.

8. Martin's impostor was _________________.
(a) Tall and skinny.
(b) Short and skinny.
(c) Tall and stocky.
(d) Short and stocky

9. What did Martin and his wife name their child?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Bernarde.
(c) Arnaud.
(d) Sanxi.

10. What is the main theory of how the impostor learns about the missing Martin?
(a) He is mistaken for Martin by two of Martin's friends.
(b) He reads about it in the newspaper.
(c) He hears about it from Martin.
(d) He overhears someone talking about it.

11. 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) Mining.
(c) Blacksmithing.
(d) Farming.

12. Why was the Battle of Picardy so important?
(a) It was the battle where the French defeated the Spanish.
(b) It was the battle where the Spanish lost 1300 men.
(c) It was the battle where the French lost 1300 men.
(d) It was the battle where the Spanish defeated the French.

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

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

15. In what way was the Guerre family's new village most like their old one?
(a) The land was fertile.
(b) The leadership was weak.
(c) There were no jobs.
(d) The village was very poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author rule out the possibility of Martin having gone to the university?

2. Where was the village the Guerre family moved from?

3. Which of the following character traits best described Bertrande?

4. What year did the impostor make his entrance into Bertrande's life?

5. The family of Martin's wife paid a __________ for Bertrande to marry Martin.

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