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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 does Mathilde think was the woman who visited the Eskimo's lover?

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

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

4. Why does Germain say he will find Poux for no extra cost?

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

3. What request does Benjamin make of Elodie?

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

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

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

7. What does Elodie explain in her letter?

8. Why was Bastoche in the trench and what really happened?

9. Who has the strangest letter and what does it talk about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What kind of friend was Poux to Mathilde? Why do you think this way? Support your answer. Do you think Poux wanted a relationship with Mathilde? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde was physically disabled. What part did this information play in the novel? Do you think it was important? Why or why not? Do you believe this story would have changed had Mathilde not been in a wheelchair? Why or why not?

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