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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. How many men does Pierre-Marie tell Esperanza were condemned to death after being convicted of self-mutilation?

2. Which man readily admitted to Esperanza that he had committed self-mutilation?

3. What is Daniel Esperanza dying from?

4. Which of the men condemned to death did Esperanza indicate was wearing German boots?

5. What does Manech wear as he walks with the others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Angel and another man agree to after Angel's request to return to jail was denied and what happened?

2. What did the Corporal who shot Common Law claim really happened?

3. What does the typed list show?

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

5. What does Mathilde do after she finds the stamp that shows Queen Victoria's full name on it?

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

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

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

9. When Esperanza chose his ten men, how long had they been traveling?

10. What did Corporal Urbain tell Juliette about her son's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do think the relationship between Manech and Mathilde will progress? Do you think they will pick up where they left off? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author create suspense throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the novel to support your answer. What genre do you believe this novel best fits? What other novels do you believe this novel is similar to?

Essay Topic 3

How do you feel about the premise of throwing condemned men out into the middle of the battle where they will be killed by enemy fire? Why do you feel this way? What do you think should have happened to the condemned men?

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