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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Priest Valley and III. Joan Crawford’s Face.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruno claim is the Occitan name for the Guyenne?
(a) Haute-Marne.
(b) Vaucluse.
(c) Gers.
(d) Aguienne Neire.

2. How does the novel gloss “hypnagogic”?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Waking up.
(c) Staying asleep.
(d) Staying awake.

3. Which of the following does Bruno call “late-arriving man”?
(a) Homo erectus.
(b) Homo floresiensis.
(c) Homo habilis.
(d) Homo sapiens.

4. What make of car does the narrator rent while in France?
(a) Škoda.
(b) Fiat.
(c) Chrysler.
(d) Citroën.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Platon’s rank?

2. What Soviet researcher’s work does Bruno reference?

3. What is Lucien *playing* when the narrator first meets him?

4. What language does the narrator speak?

5. How does the narrator euphemize urination?

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