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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. Who wrote the strangest of all of the letters?

2. What did Little Louis learn about Biscuit?

3. Who does Six-Soux send his letter to?

4. What did throwing the five men over the trench cause between the two sides?

5. What couldn't Esperanza believe the French would do to their own soldiers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Poux remember about Six-Soux?

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

4. What happened when the doctor was brought to tend to the men's wounds?

5. How did Madam Conte describe Valentina and what insight did she provide about Valentina's childhood?

6. What did Poux see about Mathilde and what did he recommend?

7. Who tells Mathilde that Manech has been killed?

8. When Mathilde looks through the package Esperanza has given her what does she see?

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

10. What type of man was Six-Soux and what was his job before the war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Mathilde will be able to forgive Juliette? Why or why not? Would you be able to forgive her? Why or why not?

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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