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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 fight a common enemy.
(d) He wanted to find fame and fortune.

2. What year did Biscuit and Eskimo stop being friends?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1912.

3. What had the captain been before the war?
(a) Artist.
(b) Barber.
(c) Prison guard.
(d) History teacher.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what country is the author of this novel?

2. What did Little Louis learn about Biscuit?

3. Why doesn't Elodie give Mathilde much information?

4. Which of the following is one of the things Mathilde was told in the letter she received from Passavant?

5. What wish does Captain Favourier speak of in his letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mathilde figure out the code in Benoit's letter?

2. What does Mathilde's father agree to do for her, Sylvain and Benedicte?

3. Why did one of the dead not have a wounded hand?

4. Where was Angel before the war and how did he end up in the war?

5. What does Veronique Passavant tell Mathilde about Eskimo?

6. What does the letter Pire sends to Mathilde later tell her about Manech?

7. What does Elodie explain in her letter?

8. What does Little Louis tell Mathilde about Eskimo and Veronique?

9. How did Veronique feel about the visitor who came asking questions about Eskimo?

10. What does Germain try to persuade Mathilde to do and what does he suggest to encourage her further?

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