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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mathilde gain information about Mariette's whereabouts?
(a) She talks to her young son, Baptistin.
(b) She writes to the priest who married them.
(c) She goes to visit her in Paris.
(d) She goes back to visit Esperanza.

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

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

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

5. What was Little Louis glad to read about in Eskimo's letter?
(a) That Eskimo and Biscuit had reconciled.
(b) That Eskimo had money to give to Vera.
(c) That Eskimo knew where Vera was.
(d) That Eskimo still remembered Little Louis.

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

7. Why was Valentina upset with her godmother?
(a) For not allowing her to live with her.
(b) For Talking about Nino with a stranger.
(c) For not calling her sooner.
(d) For corresponding with Mathilde.

8. Which man readily admitted to Esperanza that he had committed self-mutilation?
(a) Common Law.
(b) Eskimo.
(c) Manech.
(d) Six-Soux.

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

10. Which of the following is one of the things Mathilde was told in the letter she received from Passavant?
(a) A woman told her that Eskimo was thrown over the trench.
(b) She no longer loves Eskimo and doesn't want to talk about him.
(c) She would like to meet with with Mathilde immediately.
(d) Eskimo told her he planned on shooting himself in the hand.

11. What does Mathilde do after she reads all of the letters?
(a) Writes down her conversation with Esperanza.
(b) Puts them in a very safe location.
(c) Searches out Captain Favourier.
(d) Shares the letters with her relatives.

12. What was Manech's nickname?
(a) Angel.
(b) Common Law.
(c) Eskimo.
(d) Cornflower.

13. What does Elodie Gordes need the pension for?
(a) Supporting her five children.
(b) Starting a new life with her lover.
(c) Starting the business she always dreamed of.
(d) Moving to a new country.

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

15. What does Mathilde search for as she begins to try to prove Pierre-Marie wrong?
(a) The trench named Bingo.
(b) Manech's commanding officer.
(c) Military records.
(d) A stamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who promised to protect Manech for as long as he could?

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

3. What information did Urbain Chardolot share with Mathilde?

4. How many men accompanied the condemned men to the trench?

5. What season is it as this novel opens?

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