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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mathilde head to Somme?
(a) To talk with the private investigator.
(b) To see where Manech is buried.
(c) To try and find a clue as to where Manech is living.
(d) To meet with Tina.

2. What would Mathilde need to be able to decode the letter from Benoit?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) The original letter.
(c) The key to the code.
(d) More information about Benoit.

3. Why does Pire tell Mathilde to stop searching for Tina?
(a) For her own safety.
(b) To save herself some money.
(c) To let the dead rest in peace.
(d) For her own sanity.

4. How does Mathilde respond when Manech offers to be her friend?
(a) She asks him why he wants to be her friend.
(b) She turns away from him.
(c) She tells him she's not allowed to talk to boys.
(d) She declines rudely.

5. Why didn't Poux see Manech die?
(a) He was often fetching things for other soldiers.
(b) He couldn't look at such devastation.
(c) He couldn't see outside of the trench.
(d) He didn't know which one was Manech.

6. Which of the following is not true about Nino according to Tina?
(a) He was a medical orderly.
(b) He was one of only two people who truly cared for Tina.
(c) He wrote his letter in the form of a code.
(d) He was sentenced to prison.

7. Why did Juliette send Mathilde a letter?
(a) To provide a false story to cover her ruse.
(b) To dissuade her from searching for Manech.
(c) To reveal the truth about Manech.
(d) To throw her off of their track.

8. How old was Mathilde when she first met Manech?
(a) 15.
(b) 5.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

9. When did Tina write the letter to Mathilde?
(a) When she was visiting her lover's grave.
(b) As she was waiting to be led to the guillotine.
(c) The first time Madam Conte told her she was trying to contact her.
(d) After Madam Conte's death.

10. What could be said to be the theme for the remainder of the year for Mathilde?
(a) Death.
(b) Laughter.
(c) New information.
(d) Love.

11. Why did Tina agree to be a prostitute?
(a) It was the only work she could do.
(b) Nino like the idea.
(c) It was an exciting profession.
(d) They needed the money.

12. Who called Sylvain?
(a) Spires.
(b) Manech.
(c) Pierre-Marie.
(d) Poux.

13. On what day of the week did they arrive?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

14. With what does the story end?
(a) The final events of the night of Bingo.
(b) Manech's memory returning.
(c) Mathilde's marriage to Manech.
(d) A diary entry by Mathilde.

15. What was the name of the code that Mathilde thinks Benoit's letter is written in?
(a) Elevator.
(b) Elegante.
(c) Evantour.
(d) Escalator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pire think happened to Valentina?

2. At what time of day did the Newfoundland soldiers arrive at Bingo?

3. How long after their engagement does Manech leave for the war?

4. How long did Poux stay with Mathilde at her villa?

5. What are Manech's first words to Mathilde?

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