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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. Which of the following is stung by jellyfish?
(a) Vito.
(b) Serge.
(c) Lucien.
(d) Attilio.

2. What is the narrator’s blood type?
(a) B.
(b) O.
(c) AB.
(d) A.

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

4. What Soviet researcher’s work does Bruno reference?
(a) Zaslavskaya.
(b) Etinger.
(c) Levada.
(d) Nevsky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Platon visit his mistress?

2. Which author’s residence does Lucien point out to the narrator?

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

4. What does the narrator claim to do for money when she moves in with Lucien?

5. To which of the following does the narrator compare Debord?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is eau-de-vie?

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

3. Why does the narrator posit Platon’s chauffeur despises him?

4. How does Bruno posit that the Neanderthals first used tobacco?

5. What does the narrator note is the trick of riding backwards?

6. What is a lavoir?

7. What reasons does the narrator posit for Bruno keeping his fires small?

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

9. To what does the narrator ascribe Bruno’s use of italics?

10. What does the narrator posit is the downside of having quick reflexes?

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