Family Under the Bridge

Why didn't Armand want anything to do with children ? 

• They would add too much adventure to their life

• They reminded him of his own children whom he abandoned

• They made him feel old

• They meant work and responsibility to him

After Armand met the Calcet children he___

• Gave them his blanket

• Told Mrs. Calcet where she could find a job

• Drew a rectangle on the concrete with coal

• Shared his food with them

Whom did Armand take the children to see the day after finding them?

• The priest at Notre Dame

• Father Christmas

• Monsieur Brunot

• The child authorities

Why did Madame Calcet get angry with Armand for having the children sing

• She resented him for having the idea first

• She felt he turned her children into beggars

• She knew singing in cold weather would damage their voices

• He took the money they made and spent it on theater tickets and candy

How did the Court of Miracles get its name? 

• Fake beggars would shed their crutches and bandages

• Food seemed to multiply to feed a crowd of any size

• Families were often reunited there

• A vision of a radiant woman appeared to a little girl in the courtyard

When Madame Calcet found her children with gypsies, she - 

• Grabbed the children and ran away

• Thanked them for their kindness

• Began sobbing bitterly

• Laughed and hugged Mireli

Where did the Calcets and Armand go on Christmas eve?

• to the Jardin des Plantes park

• To the Louvre department store mezzanine

• To a party under the Tournelle Bridge

• To a fashionable restaurant along the Seine

Armand lied to Suzy when he told her that 

• Mireli was planning a special Christmas meal for everyone

• Nikki was out looking for a house for them

• Father Christmas was having a house built for her family

• He was going to get a regular job

What did the gypsies do after the policeman left the yard where they lived? 

• They followed him and offered him a bribe for not turning them in

• They told Armand and the Calcets to find another place to live

• They packed their belongings and left for Provence

• They moved their things to the Notre Dame Cathedral

What did Armand do before leaving to seek a job?

• He practiced writing so that he could fill out the forms

• He took a bath and had his beard trimmed

• He borrowed a new set of clothes from a clothesline

• He read the help wanted ads in newspapers and magazines