1. Maître Hauchecome Is Described As Being Economical Like a True Norman. This Is an Example

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1. Maître Hauchecome is described as being “economical like a true Norman.” This is an example of a

stereotype, which means:

A.  a widely held view point B. a group of people

C. a rich person D. an eccentric person

2. Maître Hauchecome is described as “economical.” One might also call this frugal, which means:

A. entrepreneurial B. cheap

C. thrifty D. extravagant

3. “He was soon lost in the noisy and slowly moving crowd which was busy with interminable

bargainings.”

A.  very few in number B. private

C. expensive D. endless

4. “Three spits were turning on which were chickens, pigeons and legs of mutton, and an appetizing odor

of roast beef and gravy dripping over the nicely browned skin rose from the hearth, increased the

jovialness and made everybody’s mouth water.”

A.  disparity B. happiness

C. ugliness D. lonesomeness

5. “The mayor…was the notary of the vicinity, a stout, serious man with pompous phrases.”

A. arrogant B. comical

C. pleasant D. sincere

6. “You will not make me believe, Maître Hauchecome, that Monsieur Malandain, who is a man worthy of

credence, mistook this cord for a pocketbook.”

A.  money B. belief

C. lies D. disbelief

7. “In the evening he took a turn in the village of Breaute in order to tell it to everybody. He only bet with

incredulity. It made him ill at night.”

A.  tending to believe B. attacking with poison

C. tending not to believe D. welcoming with open arms

8. “He was believed so much the less as his defense was more complicated and his arguing more subtle.”

A. obnoxious and straightforward B. quiet and manipulative

C. obvious and calculated D. clever and indirect

9. “He died in the first days of January, and in the delirium of his death struggles he kept claiming his

innocence…”

A.  mental chaos B. clarity

C. physical ailment D. peacefulness

10. “…he kept claiming his innocence, reiterating: ‘A piece of string, a piece of string—look—here it is,

M’sieu the Mayor.’”

A.  yelling B. repeating

C. whispering D. thinking

OPEN ENDED RESPONSE

Suppose Maître Hauchecome kept a journal. What might he have written the day he was accused of stealing the pocketbook? How would he have explained his actions that got him into trouble? What feelings or emotions would he have likely expressed? Write a probable journal entry on behalf of Maître Hauchecome. Be sure to include the specified points.

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