EXERCISES
The numbers of the exercises refer to chapters in the text,
i. The city of Phalsbourg is in Lorraine. 2. What is the name of the large gâte? 3. A person can guess that they are orphans. 4. Where was the little light? 5. Who was Etienne? 6. He prepared an omelet for the children.
1. With whom was the last war? 2. The father fell from a scarïold. 3. His last word was : — France. 4. They passed the frontier when the Germans did not know it. 5. Their uncle lived in Marseilles.
1. Who mended their clothes? 2. The fortune of the children was forty francs. 3. She gave them ten francs.
4. The poor children had lost their mother. 5. Who will serve them as guide in the mountains? 6. Etienne hollowed and shaped the pièces of beech.
1. What disappointment awaited them? 2. Do you remember the large map? 3. The guard Fritz gave a description of the road. 4. Where was the sun setting?
5. Why did they stop at the crossroad? 6. They were in a fog. 7. The pine had large branches.
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i. The moon woke André up. 2. The fields at their feet were in France. 3. Celles is a small village. 4. Where were the geese ? 5. The children sat down at the table near the farmer's wife. 6. Do you like potato salad? 7. After dinner the children got up quickly.
1. They took care of the cow and made the butter for market. 2. What was the name of the cow ? 3. Howgood the warm milk is! 4. The bed was still better than the fried nsh. 5. A pretty little river ran along the road. 6. Julien threw a bouquet into the water.
1. At Êpinal what river did they see? 2. Madam Gertrude was too old to take the children for room and board. 3. When did her son die? 4. Whom do people always esteem? 5. Julien will not break the pitcher. 6. André found work and Julien went to school.
1. Madam Gertrude bought onions and chestnuts at the fair. 2. Where is the embroidery of Lorraine sold?
3. What was the ancient capital of Lorraine? 4. Claude Gelée, the great painter, was once a poor boy. 5. He was born in Lorraine.
1. She told him the story of Joan of Arc. 2. She was born in Lorraine. 3. What did the voice say to Joan?
4. Who were before Orléans with a large army? 5. The king was crowned in the cathedral at Rheims. 6. The English bought Joan of Arc and burned her at Rouen.
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i. The travelers were now at Vesoul. 2. There are iron mines in Franche-Comté. 3. Besançon is a fortified town on the Doubs. 4. Who was making a journey from Besançon to Saint-Etienne? 5. The man from the Jura will board the boys on the road. 6. Will he give Julien an umbrella ?
1. Who was M. Gertal? 2. Is Franche-Comté a mountainous country? 3. At Salins there were large sait wells. 4. From the road they could see the summits of the Jura. 5. What was there ofinterestat Rousses? 6. Only one herdsman was leading the cows.
1. André put the large cheeses in the wagon. 2. Where were they making watches ? 3. Soon we shall see Switzerland and the Alps. 4. What is the largest lake in Europe ? 5. Mont Blanc is in Savoy. 6. What covers the summits of the Alps ?
1. The mountains were of ail colors when the sun rose. 2. For what is the city of Gex well known? 3. Mr. Gertal was well pleased with the children. 4. He bought them some chickens from the f armer' s wife. 5. The next day he sold them at Maçon. 6. Julien had a franc too much. 7. Who gave him the book of stories?
1. Mr. Gertal accepted the offer of André. 2. Do people every where crush the grapes with the feet? 3. In Côted'Or there are many grapevines. 4. Is Côte-d'Or in Bur-
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gundy? 5. What great man was born near Dijon in Burgundy? 6. Photography is the great discovery of Niepce and Daguerre.
1. What did Julien see ? 2. What is the matter, André, what do you hear? 3. The next day the travelers saw the great mills. 4. How were the workmen armed? 5. Can you tell about the steam hammer? 6. They saw steel scissors which eut bars of iron. 7. Are there any coal mines at le Creusot ?
1. The minerai waters of Vichy are celebrated. 2. Are there any mountains in Auvergne ? 3. Out of what are the houses of Clermont built ? 4. For what is Thiers the most important city in France? 5. What is manufactured at Limoges? 6. Is Limoges in Auvergne ?
1. The women at the f armer's home were making lace. 2. With what was Jean- Joseph occupied? 3. Jean- Joseph had no parents. 4. What did André do when the smoke entered his room? 5. He woke up Julien and everybody in the f armhouse. 6. Do you hear the cows and the sheep ? Where are they?
1. Julien thought about Jean- Joseph. 2. With a stone he opened the shutter of the attic room. 3. André arrived with a ladder. 4. Who aided Jean- Joseph with his arms and shoulders? 5. What happened at this moment ? 6. Were André and Jean- Joseph on the ladder when it fell ? 7. Mr. Gertal loaned the f armer fiftv francs.
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1. How many forts are there at Lyons ? 2. D e scribe the docks. 3. Lyons is the first city of the world in the production of silk. 4. Our friends sold their merchandise on a square in Lyons. 5. How much money had André and Julien? 6. The man who invented the loom was born in Lyons ; what was his name ?
1. Jacquard conceived the idea of the loom. 2. Saint- Etienne is a city of steel and iron. 3. What do they manufacture at Saint-Etienne? 4. A great crowd of workmen had just gone out. 5. M. Gertal bought an umbrella for Julien. 6. Our friends partedat Valence. 7. What did M. Gertal give to André ?
1. It is warm in the south. 2. What do they do wjth the leaves of the mulberry trees? 3. The women and the girls raise the silkworms. 4. The landlady did not speak French verywell. 5. Describe a cocoon. 6. Is it easy to wind the cocoons ?
1. What force has the mistral? 2. Can they water the fields in the valley of the Rhône ? 3. What happened to the wagon? 4. The doctor said that Julien had a high fever.
