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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. What did Esperanza allow the condemned men do as they ate?
(a) Escape from the trench and other soldiers.
(b) Write out their last will and testimate.
(c) Write a final letter to whomever they wished.
(d) Use the telephone to call whomever they wished.

2. Where did Leprince suggest Mathilde look for Celestin?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bingo.
(c) Le Boisseau.
(d) Charnentes.

3. Why does the smile make the other men uncomfortable?
(a) Because it has an eerie look to it.
(b) Because they know he is being led to his death.
(c) Because it does not reach his eyes.
(d) Because even as he yells, he smiles.

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

5. What is Daniel Esperanza dying from?
(a) Trench illness.
(b) Spanish Flu.
(c) Wounds sustained in war.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mathilde do after she reads all of the letters?

2. What happened when Mathilde sent a letter to the wife of The Man?

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

4. Who writes to Mathilde in January of 1920?

5. When did Madam Conte say Valentina lasted visited?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mathilde believe happened after Gordes had been killed?

2. What name had Tina been given and what did she admit to doing?

3. How did Mrs. Desrochelles react when she was told her son was killed in the war?

4. What was inside the tin and what information did it provide?

5. Who has the strangest letter and what does it talk about?

6. How do Sylvain and Benedicte feel about Manech and why do they feel this way?

7. What was Six-Soux's goal and what decision did he make as a result of not achieving his goal?

8. What confuses the priest about Mathilde's question?

9. What do the Newfoundland soldiers find between Bingo and the German trench?

10. Who does Angel write his letter to and what does he say in the letter?

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