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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the suburb Bardamu lives in when he returns to France?
(a) Garenne-Rancy
(b) Bordeaux
(c) Haight-Asbury
(d) Finsbury Park

2. What American city does Bardamu travel to after New York?
(a) Chicago
(b) Cincinnati
(c) Washington, DC
(d) Detroit

3. In Section 14, who does Bardamu start seeing romantically?
(a) Musyne
(b) Lola
(c) Molly
(d) Madelon

4. What does Dr. Paraprine say he has been doing for years?
(a) Publishing the same article
(b) Breaking the frontiers of knowledge
(c) Inventing cures
(d) Making money

5. What ruins Bardamu's experience of the movie theater forever?
(a) Meeting the clientele
(b) The saddest song that he has ever heard
(c) Not getting paid fairly
(d) The happiest thing that he has ever heard

6. Where does Bardamu decide to visit in Section 21?
(a) Where he was born
(b) His father's house
(c) His hometown
(d) His old practice

7. What does Abbot Protiste do for the Henrouille family?
(a) Finds a job for Robinson and Henrouille at a small chapel far away
(b) Provides money
(c) Cooks them a casserole
(d) Counsels them to the right course of action

8. Who is put in charge of the institute at the end of Section 24?
(a) Bardemu
(b) Princhard
(c) Paraprine
(d) Robinson

9. At the end of Section 24, where does Baryton decide to travel to?
(a) China
(b) America
(c) Africa
(d) England

10. Who is Lola's circle of friends in Section 13?
(a) Immigrants
(b) Hospital staff
(c) Poor and needy
(d) Rich and wealthy

11. What is Lola's mother suffering from?
(a) Arthritis
(b) Liver cancer
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Blindness

12. In what way in Section 18 does Bardamu think Robinson is being honest?
(a) He never lies about himself
(b) He hates Grandma Henrouille
(c) He is striving to be a moral character and do whatever it takes to do so
(d) He has given up trying to appease her or be moral to society

13. In Section 13, what does Bardamu remind Lola of?
(a) Her youth
(b) Her age
(c) France
(d) Her innocence

14. Why is Grandma Henrouille at last happy in Section 19?
(a) She can call the police, at last
(b) She feels justified
(c) She is free
(d) She can extort Robinson for money

15. What company does Bardamu find work at in the city he travels to after New York?
(a) DeWalt
(b) Volkswagen
(c) Microsoft
(d) Ford

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bardamu think Mr. Henrouille is actually suffering from?

2. Why does Bardamu look down upon the people he lives with in the hotel in Section 21?

3. Where is Bardamu later called that night after attending the carnival in Section 19 in order to attend another emergency?

4. When does Bardamu start hallucinating?

5. What party do Robinson, Madelon and Bardemu attend in Section 23?

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