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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Celestin agree to take Mathilde?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Manech's grave.
(c) To see his commanding officer.
(d) Paris.

2. How long did Manech receive training before he was sent to the front as a foot soldier?
(a) Less than a week.
(b) A month.
(c) About a year.
(d) Three weeks.

3. What is Poux's nickname?
(a) Terror of the army.
(b) The man.
(c) The nightmare.
(d) The army one.

4. Who does Mathilde let read all of the information she collected in the mahogany box?
(a) Pire.
(b) Her father.
(c) Pierre-Marie.
(d) Sylvain.

5. How do Poux and Mathilde get along?
(a) They do not like each other.
(b) They fall deeply in love.
(c) They do not trust each other.
(d) They have an instant camaraderie.

6. Where did the Newfoundland soldiers find the bodies of the men?
(a) Inside of the German trench.
(b) Within the Bingo trench.
(c) Between Bingo and the German trench.
(d) Huddled in a basement near Bingo.

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

8. Where does Mathilde believe Mariette went to meet Benoit?
(a) Bingo.
(b) Gare de l'Est.
(c) Bernay.
(d) Paris.

9. At what time of day did the Newfoundland soldiers arrive at Bingo?
(a) 4:00 pm.
(b) 10:00 am.
(c) 1:00 pm.
(d) 8:00 am.

10. How long does Poux stay with Mathilde?
(a) One full day.
(b) A week.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A long time.

11. What are Manech's first words to Mathilde?
(a) You can't walk?
(b) Where are you going?
(c) Come play with me?
(d) Why aren't you outside?

12. Why did Heidi Weiss come to Bingo?
(a) To see the area where her father was killed.
(b) To find out the truth about her husband's death.
(c) To search for her long lost love.
(d) To mourn over her brother's grave.

13. How many soldiers are found without an injured hand?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

14. How was Tina killed?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Illness.
(c) Guillotine.
(d) Murder.

15. Who does Tina think traded the German boots with Eskimo?
(a) Gordes.
(b) Manech.
(c) Desrochelles.
(d) Pire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mathilde head to Somme?

2. What did Benoit wake up to?

3. What is Manech doing when Mathilde first sees him again?

4. In what year do Manech and Mathilde share their first kiss?

5. How do the soldiers bury the men?

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