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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What season is it as this novel opens?

3. Which of the following characters did not believe in the war when he was assigned his number?

4. Why was Valentina upset with her godmother?

5. What did the captain wish Esperanza had done with the condemned men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestion from a fellow soldier did Manech follow after he was unsuccessful by eating the tainted meat?

2. When did Mariette receive the notice about her husband's death and what did she do as a result of the notice?

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

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

5. What did Gerstacker learn as he was led across no-man's-land?

6. What was Heidi told about Manech?

7. What did Tina learn about the man in the hospital?

8. What happened to make Manech become afraid of everything?

9. What information did Pierre-Marie relate to Mathilde five weeks later?

10. Where does Mathilde spend much of her time and who looks after her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part did the red glove play in the development of the plot of this story? Do you think this was a crucial piece of information? Why or why not? Could the story have been written without the glove? What would have changed?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Layrouye kept the men's pardon a secret? What type of man does this make him? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 3

What was the main theme for this novel? How did the theme develop throughout the many chapters? Was the theme well-developed? Why or why not?

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