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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Esperanza meet Manech?
(a) He served with him when he shot himself.
(b) He was the man who condemned him to death.
(c) He was assigned to lead the condemned to a trench.
(d) He was part of the group that was condemned to death.

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

3. What year is it when Mathilde receives the letter from the dying man?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1920.

4. What does Eskimo want to be given to his lover?
(a) The news of his death.
(b) All of his savings and an apology.
(c) The deed to his house.
(d) The items he has hidden in his safe.

5. What did the captain wish Esperanza had done with the condemned men?
(a) Killed them.
(b) Let them run off.
(c) Taken them to the right trench.
(d) Taken them to another captain.

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

7. Who does Sylvain go to visit?
(a) Celestin Poux.
(b) Urbain Chardolot.
(c) Mariette Notre-Dame.
(d) Jean-Baptiste Santini.

8. Who does Mathilde hire Germain to find?
(a) Eskimo.
(b) Celestin Poux.
(c) Tina Lambardi.
(d) Manech.

9. Which of the following characters is probably thinking about his fiance as he is walking with the others?
(a) Eskimo.
(b) Angel.
(c) Cornflower.
(d) Common Law.

10. What did Elodie reveal about her love of Benjamin in her letter to Mathilde?
(a) She tolerated him, but is just as glad that he is gone now.
(b) It was the strongest love she's ever felt.
(c) She pretended to love him to have a place to live.
(d) Her passion was not as strong as it was for her first lover.

11. What did throwing the five men over the trench cause between the two sides?
(a) A lack of respect.
(b) Heavy fighting.
(c) A peace treaty.
(d) A sort of bonding.

12. What did Esperanza's commander tell him to do in regards to Bingo Crepuscule?
(a) Forget everything that happened there.
(b) Tell him about the captain's reluctance to follow orders there.
(c) Write down the events that happened there.
(d) Report on the success of his mission there.

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

14. Who writes to Mathilde in January of 1920?
(a) Benjamin Gordes.
(b) Captain Favourier.
(c) Celestin Poux.
(d) Veronique Passavant.

15. What does Pierre-Marie try to convince Mathilde to do?
(a) Give up her investigation.
(b) Search harder for Manech.
(c) Write to Manech's commanding officer.
(d) Travel to the trench and claim Manech's body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Germain say he will find Poux for no extra cost?

2. Why did Cornflower try to eat tainted meat?

3. What does Mathilde search for as she begins to try to prove Pierre-Marie wrong?

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

5. What was Manech's nickname?

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