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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 was Manech's nickname?

2. Why did Cornflower try to eat tainted meat?

3. How does Mathilde gain information about Mariette's whereabouts?

4. Who does Mathilde hire Germain to find?

5. In what year was this novel made into a French film?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information was Favart able to share with Tina?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Veronique Passavant tell Mathilde about Eskimo?

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

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

10. What did the captain explain would happen to the condemned men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think self-mutilation is a justifiable reason for condemning a prisoner to death? Why or why not? What types of actions are justifiable, in your mind, for condemning someone to death?

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

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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