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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through IV. Lemon Incest and V. The Red and the Black.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does the narrator speak?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) German.
(d) Polish.

2. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Neanderthals were prone to depression.”
(b) “My initial contact with Lucien Dubois had been a cold bump.”
(c) “In 1939, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, writher, physician, war hero, invalid, anti-Semite, and author of novels full of grammatical ellipses…”
(d) “An hour later, driving toward my meeting with Pascal Balmy, I found myself following a white Citroën panel truck.”

3. In which arrondissement had Lucien and Pascal grown up together?
(a) 15th.
(b) 16th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 14th.

4. Where did Bruno’s older brother die?
(a) Hinzert.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Dachau.
(d) Buchenwald.

5. To where does the narrator accompany Lucien for his filming?
(a) Montpellier.
(b) Nice.
(c) Perpignan.
(d) Marseille.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bruno’s daughter?

2. In what city does the narrator first meet Lucien?

3. Which of the following is noted as an alternative name for the Cagots?

4. What is the primary agricultural product of the Moulinard commune?

5. With whom does the narrator converse over lobster and blancmange?

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