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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following does Debord retire?
(a) Occitania.
(b) Grand Est.
(c) Auvergne.
(d) Brittany.

2. What does the French government introduce to control rats?
(a) Lynx.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Ocelots.

3. What is the name of Platon’s chauffeur?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Georges.
(c) Jean-Luc.
(d) Jacque.

4. What size font does the narrator note Bruno uses?
(a) 14-point.
(b) 12-point.
(c) 10-point.
(d) 24-point.

5. At what institution had the narrator pursued graduate education?
(a) Stanford.
(b) UCLA.
(c) Cal Tech.
(d) Berkeley.

6. In what city does the narrator first meet Lucien?
(a) Nantes.
(b) Toulouse.
(c) Paris.
(d) Lyon.

7. To an increase in what does Bruno ascribe Neanderthal development?
(a) Temperature.
(b) Population.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Eating.

8. Which of the following had been sabotaged near Guyenne?
(a) TGV.
(b) Acela.
(c) ICE.
(d) HGTV.

9. In what hotel do Lucien and the narrator stay together?
(a) Meninger.
(b) Beauséjour.
(c) Richelieu.
(d) Maison Juste.

10. How many attempts to guess Bruno’s email password does the narrator require to succeed?
(a) 3.
(b) 11.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

11. How old is the narrator at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 34.
(d) 39.

12. How many cubic centimeters does Bruno ascribe to the Neanderthal braincase?
(a) 1000.
(b) 1800.
(c) 8000.
(d) 800.

13. Which of the following is Debord given by his brother-in-law?
(a) Beaujolais.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Champagne.

14. On what highway is Priest Valley?
(a) 198.
(b) 176.
(c) 165.
(d) 187.

15. Which of the following does the narrator encounter for sale along her route to her lodgings?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Truffle oil.
(c) Lavender oil.
(d) Baby oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where does the narrator first encounter Priest Valley?

2. What book of the Bible does the narrator reference?

3. To what does the narrator compare terrine?

4. Which of the following does Lucien point out to the narrator?

5. Which of the following does Bruno deplore?

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