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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. What two hobbies did Martin enjoy?

2. Only one of the children the impostor and Bertrande produced lived. What was this child's name?

3. How was Bertrande's life affected by Martin's disappearance and the scandal?

4. What was the relationship between Sanxi and Pierre?

5. Arnaud became successful at trading agriculture and ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was France on the verge of a religious civil war?

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

3. How did parents view marriage and reproduction in the 1500's in relation to their children?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

The impostor, Arnaud could have wanted to take Martin's identity for several reasons. The author lists reasons such as wanting a larger inheritance or looking for a new adventure. In your own words, write what you think is the impostor, Arnaud's main motivation for taking Martin's identity. Include supporting details to back your claim.

Essay Topic 3

The judges were about to find Arnaud not guilty when Martin returned. Based on what you know about the characters, place and time of this story, make predictions about what might have happened if Martin had not returned? Consider how Bertrande would have responded, as well as Pierre. What would Arnaud have done next? Would he have escalated his demands for records and land?

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