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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and I. The Delights of Solitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop do the Moulinards attempt to raise?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Wheat.

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

3. From which character is the epigraph taken?
(a) Ophelia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Juliet.
(d) Viola.

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
(a) James.
(b) Jason.
(c) Jared.
(d) Jaden.

5. On what highway does the narrator approach the lodgings she has from Lucien?
(a) D43.
(b) US66.
(c) M1.
(d) I10.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what village does the narrator meet Pascal?

2. Upon what supermarket does the narrator remark?

3. Towards which of the following does the narrator attempt to navigate?

4. What type of human does Bruno note is the first to have used fire?

5. What percentage of Neanderthal genes does Bruno posit modern humans carry?

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