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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 does Mathilde do when she gets home?
(a) Talks to her family about what Esperanza told her.
(b) Tries to contact one of the family members of another person on the list.
(c) Looks through the items Esperanza gave her.
(d) Cries from grief over her lost love.

2. When did Madam Conte say Valentina lasted visited?
(a) December 1918.
(b) January 1917.
(c) January 1918.
(d) April 1917.

3. What was Bastoche's job before he joined the army?
(a) Pimp.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Labor organizer.
(d) Welder.

4. What year did Biscuit and Eskimo stop being friends?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1916.

5. Why does the smile make the other men uncomfortable?
(a) Because even as he yells, he smiles.
(b) Because they know he is being led to his death.
(c) Because it does not reach his eyes.
(d) Because it has an eerie look to it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mathilde spend much of her time?

2. What belief does Captain Favourier have about the men?

3. What season is it as this novel opens?

4. How old is Mathilde at this point in the novel?

5. What had the captain been before the war?

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