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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Platon get his hair dyed?
(a) Hotel Meurice.
(b) Hotel Mandarin.
(c) La Réserve.
(d) Hotel de Crillon.

2. What does the narrator order to drink when she first meets Lucien?
(a) Pastis.
(b) Absinthe.
(c) Eau-de-vie.
(d) Cognac.

3. To whom does the narrator compare Pascal before meeting him?
(a) Joan of Arc.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Simone de Beauvoir.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

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

5. What did Bruno’s son study?
(a) Eschatology.
(b) Geology.
(c) Hydrology.
(d) Ponerology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the elevation, in feet, of Priest Valley?

2. With which of the following does the II. Priest Valley begin?

3. Upon what supermarket does the narrator remark?

4. What weather afflicts the narrator as she accompanies Lucien in filming?

5. How does the narrator euphemize urination?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruno characterize the myth of Prometheus and Epimetheus?

2. What does Bruno note is the distinction between modern humans’ early art and that of the Neanderthal?

3. What does Lucien do to pay his bills?

4. What does Bruno note is the purpose of the Neanderthal large face?

5. On what mission does the narrator first encounter Priest Valley?

6. How does the narrator posit that people define justice?

7. Why does the narrator sleep well on her first night lodging near the Moulinards?

8. Why does the narrator note being happy to be courted by Lucien?

9. How does the narrator justify shoplifting?

10. What is eau-de-vie?

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