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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Candide's illness brought on by?
(a) Drinking bad water.
(b) A mosquito bite.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Fatigue.

2. How does Cacambo describe Cunégonde's appearance as she has gotten older?
(a) She is pretty.
(b) She is more beautiful than ever.
(c) She is plainer than before.
(d) She is ugly.

3. What is Cunégonde's job?
(a) A publisher.
(b) A barmaid.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A dishwasher.

4. Which group of people captures Candide and Cacambo, binds them, and threatens to eat them?
(a) The Bulgarians.
(b) The Inquisitors.
(c) The Jesuits.
(d) The Oreillons.

5. What does Candide do to pass the time while he convalesces?
(a) He goes to church.
(b) He writes letters to Cunégonde.
(c) He gambles.
(d) He reads books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to two slaves on the ship going to Constantinople?

2. Who is Candide's new traveling partner on the way to Bordeaux?

3. Why does the Spanish captain refuse to take Candide and Cacambo to Buenos Aires?

4. What are following the two girls running through the meadow?

5. How many serene highnesses show up at the inn?

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