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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. What did Esperanza allow the condemned men do as they ate?
(a) Escape from the trench and other soldiers.
(b) Write out their last will and testimate.
(c) Write a final letter to whomever they wished.
(d) Use the telephone to call whomever they wished.

2. Who promised to protect Manech for as long as he could?
(a) The Man.
(b) Eskimo.
(c) Six-Soux.
(d) Common Law.

3. What season is it as this novel opens?
(a) Winter.
(b) Fall.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. When was this novel written?
(a) During and after WWII.
(b) During and after WWI.
(c) Before WWI.
(d) During WWII.

5. What happened when Mathilde sent a letter to the wife of The Man?
(a) It was returned saying she was not at that address.
(b) It was returned saying she did not want to contact Mathilde.
(c) It was never answered or responded to.
(d) It was forwarded to Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daniel Esperanza dying from?

2. Which of the following is not one of the things Esperanza gives to Mathilde as she leaves?

3. From what country is the author of this novel?

4. What had the captain been before the war?

5. What does Mathilde do when she gets home?

(see the answer key)

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