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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. Instead of considering Martin and Bertrande's problem as a medical condition, villagers believed they were ______.
(a) Infertile.
(b) Bewitched.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Lazy.

2. 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.

3. From whom did the most damning evidence against the impostor come?
(a) Sanxi.
(b) A soldier.
(c) Bertrande.
(d) Pierre.

4. The real Martin was ______________ when he was younger.
(a) Tall and thin.
(b) Short and stocky.
(c) Short and thin.
(d) Tall and stocky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, the author speculates Martin may have _________Bertrande.

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

3. The impostor was able to impersonate Martin so convincingly because of his ability to _____.

4. In Chapter 1, _________is on the verge of a civil war.

5. What was the outcome of Martin's wound?

Short Essay Questions

1. If passing soldiers in Hendaye were somehow ruining the land, why would that affect the Guerres?

2. The impostor went to great lengths to "become" Martin. Do you think this is evidence that his goal was to do more than collect an inheritance? Explain your answer.

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

4. In Chapter 4, what specific similarities does the author point out about Martin and the impostor?

5. After Pierre began accusing the impostor of being an impostor, what criminal course of action did Pierre take?

6. The author speculates in Chapter 4 that the impostor and Martin could have met during the war, but notes that in his confession, the impostor denied having met Martin. What do you think? Could they have met or was the impostor telling the truth? Explain your answers.

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

8. How have Catholic views changed today? How are they the same?

9. How did the impostor's business ventures benefit Bertrande?

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

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