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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Good Old Days.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Mathilde at this point in the novel?
(a) 25.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

2. Why did Esperanza write Manech's letter?
(a) He refused to write one himself.
(b) He was injured in the hand he wrote with.
(c) He was illiterate and unable to write.
(d) He was in too much of a transe-like state to write.

3. How does Madam Conte say she is related to Valentina?
(a) Aunt.
(b) Mother.
(c) Godmother.
(d) Friend.

4. What did Biscuit and Eskimo have in common?
(a) They both were condemned prisoners.
(b) They were both woodworkers.
(c) They both loved Vera.
(d) They both loved to cook.

5. Which of the following characters is from Paris?
(a) Angel.
(b) Common Law.
(c) Cornflower.
(d) Eskimo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mathilde do after she reads all of the letters?

2. What did the enemy side throw out over no-man's-land?

3. What does Mathilde do when she gets home?

4. What did the captain wish Esperanza had done with the condemned men?

5. What did Esperanza allow the condemned men do as they ate?

(see the answer key)

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