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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 did the woman believe about Veronique?

2. How many men accompanied the condemned men to the trench?

3. What does Pierre-Marie report happened to the condemned men?

4. Who does Mathilde hire Germain to find?

5. How did Elodie feel about Benjamin's idea that she have an affair with Eskimo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did one of the dead not have a wounded hand?

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

4. What does Elodie explain in her letter?

5. What changed in regards to Tina and Nino's life that made it a no longer good life?

6. How does Mathilde figure out the code in Benoit's letter?

7. What information did Leprince share about Poux?

8. What did the Newfoundland soldiers do with the dead?

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

10. What does Poux tell Mathilde about the five condemned men?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Pire earned the painting? Why or why not? Is a painting enough of a reward for working for someone? Why or why not? Would you complete work for someone for a material object? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Thinking about how Mathilde decoded the letter, do you think her strategy was solid? Could there be another strategy? If yes, what would you try? If no, why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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