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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VIII. Ursa Minor and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the Cagot Rebellion?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1594.
(d) 1790.

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

3. Which of the following does Bruno suggest might be a Neanderthal holdover?
(a) Mothman.
(b) Bean sidhe.
(c) Rougarou.
(d) Sasquatch.

4. Which of the following does the novel note is called the handy man?
(a) Homo erectus.
(b) Homo floresiensis.
(c) Homo habilis.
(d) Homo sapiens.

5. To what does the narrator compare terrine?
(a) Cat food.
(b) Porridge.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Scrambled eggs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What crop do the Moulinards attempt to raise?

3. In what year is Bruno born?

4. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?

5. Which of the following is among Pascal’s aphorisms?

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