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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the village shoemaker say about the impostor's feet?
(a) They only had nine toes.
(b) They were too big to be Martin's.
(c) They had scars.
(d) They were too small to be Martin's.

3. With what does Martin's impostor threaten Pierre when he doesn't get his way?
(a) He threatens to kill Bertrande.
(b) He threatens to steal all Pierre's land.
(c) He threatens to kill Pierre.
(d) He threatens a civil suit.

4. In the beginning of Bertrande's marriage, she spent her free time ___________________.
(a) Playing with Martin's sisters.
(b) Playing kickball with neighbors.
(c) Knitting mittens.
(d) Gardening.

5. What was the relationship between Sanxi and Pierre?
(a) They were friends.
(b) They were brothers.
(c) They were father and son.
(d) They were cousins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Bertrande and Martin name their baby boy after?

2. What was the main reason suspected for Martin's sudden disappearance?

3. How old was Martin's wife believed to be at the time of marriage?

4. 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?

5. How old was Martin's wife when he disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ways does the author describe other cases of people taking a false identity?

2. In Chapter 3, the author wrote Bertrande was independent. List three examples that support this claim.

3. How was the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, the same?

4. We know very little about why Martin left his family and disappeared. Why do you think he decided to leave?

5. What did the impostor do that began to upset Pierre?

6. List some of the ways the impostor prepared to pass himself off as Martin.

7. What fact does the author present that may give her reason to believe Sanxi had forgiven Martin before Sanxi died?

8. If the Guerre's home village of Hendaye and their new village, Artigat, were the same, why did the Guerres move?

9. In Chapter 6, what did the impostor do to elevate the Guerre family's status?

10. Why does the author say the impostor was so easily accepted?

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