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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 was the impostor's sentence in the first trial?

2. How did Martin respond to Bertrande?

3. Of the people who testified that the impostor was the real Martin, who was the most influential?

4. How was the impostor punished for his crimes?

5. Where was Jean de Coras killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the impostor's response to Martin's arrival in the days after their initial confrontation?

2. Though Coras was Protestant by the time he wrote" Arrest Memorable," why was the book received so well by Catholics?

3. The author says Montainge was too hard on Coras. Why?

4. What does the author say Montaigne would have done if called to testify in the Martin Guerre Case?

5. LeSueur's pamphlet, "Admiranda Historia," became hugely popular, very quickly. Why do you think this happened?

6. Coras was a romantic. Give an example of one of his romantic gestures.

7. Why wouldn't a confession from the impostor be enough to prove his guilt?

8. What reasons does the author state for her belief that Martin heard about the trial before he got to Artigat?

9. How did Coras' religion get him killed?

10. Proving that a man is not who he says he is, in the 16th century, is difficult to nearly impossible. In Chapter 7, what are some ways for proving identity that the author mentions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the setting contribute to the internal and external conflicts of the stories main characters?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Return of Martin Guerre," there are several references to widows preferring to stay widows. The author seems to suggest that being a widow equals freedom for women in the 16th century. What evidence is presented in the book to support this theory? How were women more free without their husbands?

Essay Topic 3

The author writes about Judge Jean de Coras' feelings about Arnaud du Tihl, stating "There was something not only profoundly wrong but also profoundly right about the invented marriage of the new Martin and Bertrande de Rols." What do you think of this statement? We know how it was wrong, but how was it right? Do you agree with Coras' feelings?

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