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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. Arnaud became successful at trading agriculture and ________.
2. What was a large area populated by Protestants called in France?
3. What alternate term is used for "Lord," in the impostor's old village?
4. What battle were both Martin and the impostor said to have fought in?
5. What was the relationship between Sanxi and Martin?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Martin's name possibly contribute to his decision to disappear?
2. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?
3. In Chapter 3, Bertrande described her life in thirds. What three titles did she give to each third?
4. 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."
5. How did the impostor's business ventures benefit Bertrande?
6. How have Catholic views changed today? How are they the same?
7. In Chapter 3, the author wrote Bertrande was independent. List three examples that support this claim.
8. Why do you think the DaGuerres shortened their name to Guerre?
9. Why would being Protestant help the impostor and Bertrande's case?
10. We know very little about why Martin left his family and disappeared. Why do you think he decided to leave?
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
The author implies that more innocent changes, such as the Guerre's name change, are in some ways equivalent to what the impostor, Arnaud, did when he changed his identity. Do you agree with this implication? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In the story of The Return of Martin Guerre, much is made of the Catholic and Protestant religions. The author states that there were three Protestant judges and two Catholic judges in the second trial. She implies this might have had an affect on the outcome of the trial. Do you believe that religion was a strong enough factor to lead the court to hand down a not guilty verdict to a guilty man? Why or why not?
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