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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Crismus Bonus need a volunteer for?

2. Who emerges as an untrustworthy character by the end of Section 4?

3. When Crismus tries to test his new strength, what is he able to lift?

4. What does the cart seller do to the volunteer?

5. How do the guards avoid Crismus Bonus' request for a volunteer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Getaflix and Asterix fool the Romans with their potion?

2. What is funny about Asterix's behavior when the torturer arrives and what does it signify?

3. Why does Crismus Bonus cry?

4. How does Getaflix render the Romans powerless?

5. What happens to the foolish cart seller?

6. How does the cart seller respond to Asterix's capture?

7. Why are strawberries important to Getaflix?

8. What happens when the Gauls convey the antidote to the Romans?

9. Why is Getaflix willing to give in to Crismus' demand?

10. How does Asterix fool Crismus Bonus into thinking that he and Getaflix are at Crismus' mercy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Asterix the Gaul? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Asterix the Gaul is written in the third-person omniscient point of view. Is this point of view more or less effective than telling the story from the first-person perspective of Asterix? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What are some instances of magic and the supernatural displayed throughout the novel? What is the significance of potions? Describe.

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