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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bardamu think about American couples?
(a) They hate each other
(b) They rarely speak to each other
(c) All American men have beautiful wives
(d) They are very passionate with one another

2. Why are the other passengers on the steamboat suspicious of Bardamu?
(a) He was once a soldier
(b) He is the only paying passenger
(c) He is the only Frenchman
(d) He dresses very well

3. Why is the town that Bardamu is sent to investigate so suspicious?
(a) Because it is so peaceful and unharmed
(b) Because it flies a German flag
(c) Because it is so wealthy
(d) Because it is so heavily armored

4. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?
(a) In a prisoner of war camp
(b) A military hospital
(c) In a civilian prison
(d) In a military prison

5. Why does Lola want to help France in the First World War?
(a) She is bored
(b) She wants the money
(c) She doesn't really
(d) She wants to be a heroine and to meet a hero

Short Answer Questions

1. What event is about to happen in world history, across Europe at the beginning of the book?

2. Whom does Bardamu meet outside while investigating a town in Section 3?

3. What dangerous creatures does Bardamu attempt to fend off in Section 8?

4. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?

5. Why is Bardamu's and Musyne's relationship complicated and difficult?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bardamu look down on the nurses?

2. What does Bardamu realize about his new life in Africa, this new continent and the people he associates with?

3. Why does Bardamu join the army in Section 1?

4. What is the best description of the main character's personality?

5. What is Voireuse's scheme for getting money?

6. What does Bardamu feel about Lola and the people of Paris?

7. In Section 5 and 6, where is Bardamu staying, and why?

8. What is strange about the military outpost under Lt. Grappa's command?

9. In Section 7, where does Bardamu decide to go and why?

10. Who is Musyne, and why does her relationship with Bardamu fail to work?

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