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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 decide to do to the hut in Section 10?
(a) Live in it
(b) Paint it
(c) Build an extension
(d) Set fire to it

2. How does Bardamu escape his problems in Section 10?
(a) He flees into the jungle
(b) He becomes one of Alcide's people
(c) He pretends he is ill
(d) He works hard at their solutions

3. How do the patients amuse themselves at the hospital?
(a) By attacking and playing jokes on the staff
(b) By playing pool
(c) By making fun of the Normals
(d) By attempting to be more patriotic than the others

4. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?
(a) To feel like a hero
(b) For the money
(c) So he can win a medal
(d) To attack his nation's enemies

5. What is Bardamu surprised at while shopping in Africa?
(a) How brave everyone is
(b) How everyone is trying to cheat anyone else
(c) How honesty everyone is
(d) How cheap everything he finds is

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 11, how does Bardamu survive the jungle?

2. Why does Lola want to help France in the First World War?

3. What is the only thing that Bardamu wishes for in Section 9?

4. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?

5. What family do Bardamu and the individual he starts hanging around with in Section 7 go to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu think about the Germans during the First World War?

2. Who do Voireuse and Bardamu first approach for money in Section 7?

3. What is the traditional cure for cowardice used in the military hospitals?

4. Why does Bardamu set fire to his trading hut in Section 10?

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

6. Why is Robinson's appearance in Section 8 significant?

7. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

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

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

10. Why does Bardamu look down on the nurses?

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