Fr 139 The Algerian War
Reading Questions

Nadeau & Barlow, ch. 8: "Algeria: The Unacknowledged War"

1.  How is the Algerian War both similar to and different from the U.S.-Vietnam War?

2.  What did retired General Paul Aussaresses reveal in his 2001 memoir?

3.  Who were the Pieds-Noirs?

4.  How were the native Muslims treated once Algeria became a French department?

5.  What led to De Gaulle's return to the government?

6.  What did De Gaulle do immediately in 1958 when he was voted Prime Minister?

7.  What was the OAS?

8.  What did most of the Pieds-Noirs do when Algeria became independent?

Albert Camus: "The Guest" (1957)
Vocabulary note:  a "chèche" is a long piece of cloth usually worn round around the head.

1.  How does Daru feel about his home in the school?

2.  What does Balducci want Daru to do?

3.  How does Daru feel about the prisoner?

4.  Explain Daru's dilemma and what he ends up doing about it.

5.  What does the prisoner do and what does Daru discover when he returns to the school?