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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age was Martin suspect to have married?

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

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

4. What was the relationship between Sanxi and Pierre?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do you think the DaGuerres shortened their name to Guerre?

3. Why would being Protestant help the impostor and Bertrande's case?

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. What is meant by the following statement: "The realities of this peasant world encourage not only the skills of a good farm wife, but the woman's ability to get her way with the men and to calculate her advantages, say, in remaining a widow."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Of the three main characters (Martin, Bertrande, and the impostor, Arnaud) who would you say is the victim? Are any of them victims? Explain your position.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think the impostor, Arnaud, protected Bertrande's involvement in the deception even in his last minute confession? What does this say about Arnaud? Does this act make him honorable to some degree?

Essay Topic 3

Chapter 5 depicted Bertrande and the impostor's marriage as strong and stable. Based on that information, one might predict when the real Martin returned, Bertrande would probably choose the impostor over Martin. Bertrande doesn't put up the slightest resistance however and turns her back on the impostor. Why do you think Bertrande reacted this way? Explain your answer.

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