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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote the strangest of all of the letters?
(a) Common Law.
(b) Eskimo.
(c) Six-Soux.
(d) Angel.

3. What did the woman believe about Veronique?
(a) That Veronique was making up stories.
(b) That she was constantly talking to Eskimo.
(c) That she was hiding something from her.
(d) That Veronique thought she was crazy.

4. How did Elodie feel about Eskimo?
(a) Anxiety.
(b) Passion.
(c) Horror.
(d) Disgust.

5. Where does Mathilde go to meet Elodies Gordes?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Avignon.
(d) Bingo.

6. Why did Angel agree to join the army?
(a) He didn't think the war would last long.
(b) He needed to find a way to support his wife.
(c) He wanted to find fame and fortune.
(d) He wanted to fight a common enemy.

7. Why did Mr. Leprince write to Mathilde?
(a) He wanted to talk to her about Esperanza.
(b) He knew where Manech was hiding.
(c) He was responding to her newspaper ad.
(d) He was Manech's commanding officer.

8. Which of the following characters did not believe in the war when he was assigned his number?
(a) Six-Soux.
(b) Bastoche.
(c) Common Law.
(d) Angel.

9. Where does Mathilde keep her papers where she organizes her thoughts?
(a) In the personal journal Manech gave her.
(b) In a mahogany box Manech gave her.
(c) In the wedding trousseau she prepared for Manech.
(d) Under pillow as she slept and dreamed about Manech.

10. How did Benjamin and Elodie meet?
(a) They knew each other since they were children.
(b) He hired her to take care of his children when his wife died.
(c) He had an affair with her.
(d) His family took her in when her parents were killed.

11. What wish does Captain Favourier speak of in his letter?
(a) The wish Esperanza forget everything that was done.
(b) The wish that he will be forgiven for what he did.
(c) The wish that he had ignored orders.
(d) The wish to get orders to collect the men.

12. What did Little Louis believe the fight between Eskimo and Vera was about?
(a) Eskimo's bad habits.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Money.
(d) Another woman.

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

14. What is the young French woman in this novel searching for?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her fiance.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Madam Conte say Valentina lasted visited?

2. Which of the following was not one of the items Manech had requested from the cook?

3. Why wouldn't Manech's captain let him go home?

4. Which of the men condemned to death did Esperanza indicate was wearing German boots?

5. What does Pierre-Marie believe about Esperanza's story?

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