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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. How many years was the real Martin gone from Artigat before he returned home?
2. What physical evidence was there that the impostor could not be Martin?
3. Pierre noticed that Martin's impostor did not participate in _______________ as Martin did when he was younger.
4. In what way was the Guerre family's new village most like their old one?
5. What was the main reason suspected for Martin's sudden disappearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. List some of the ways the impostor prepared to pass himself off as Martin.
2. In Chapter 4, what specific similarities does the author point out about Martin and the impostor?
3. How did Martin's years of impotence benefit Bertrande?
4. What fact does the author present that may give her reason to believe Sanxi had forgiven Martin before Sanxi died?
5. In Chapter 6, what did the impostor do to elevate the Guerre family's status?
6. Women in the 1500's lived a somewhat oppressed existence. They were not included in family or village decisions. Their importance was recognized in their ability to work the fields or do housework and raise children. List one way women are the same today and one way they are different.
7. The impostor was methodical in his deception. He took about 3 years to research his role and then began planting information that Martin was back before he contacted Martin's family. Why do you think the impostor was so slow to implement his con?
8. If passing soldiers in Hendaye were somehow ruining the land, why would that affect the Guerres?
9. 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.
10. Why do you think Bertrande refused to get out of her marriage when she had the chance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the views of today's parents on marriage and reproduction for their children to the views of parents in the 1500's. Show supporting details in your writing.
Essay Topic 3
How does the setting contribute to the internal and external conflicts of the stories main characters?
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