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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. How does the novel gloss the term “kireru”?
(a) Children playing.
(b) Children snapping.
(c) Adults snapping.
(d) Adults playing.

2. At what time does the narrator arrive for her first meeting with Pascal?
(a) 12:15.
(b) 12:45.
(c) 12:00.
(d) 12:30.

3. How many years older than him was Bruno’s older brother?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. Which of the following had failed as an undercover agent because of serial romances?
(a) Jake Cross.
(b) Bob Lambert.
(c) Rob Thomas.
(d) Jim Robin.

5. Which of the following did the Moulinards author?
(a) On Truth.
(b) Leaving the World Behind.
(c) Zones of Incivility.
(d) Creation Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What translation does the novel propose for “puissance”?

2. What was the name of Bruno’s older brother?

3. Where is Lucien’s uncle taken for treatment?

4. For whom had René worked?

5. Where is a British torpedo gunboat struck by a passenger ship?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the old anglers in Guyenne want to go to Oklahoma to fish?

2. Why, per Bruno, is there resistance to the idea of Neanderthal fishing?

3. How does the novel describe emotional labor (246)?

4. What does the narrator note is the most common utility vehicle in France?

5. Per Pascal, why does Bruno part from his erstwhile Marxist associates?

6. How was Bruno’s older brother identified after World War II?

7. Why had authorities suspected Pascal was in New York City?

8. Why does Lucien posit there are stickers posted in the lodgings the narrator occupies?

9. What prevents Lucien from filming in the Alpilles?

10. What does René report radicalized him?

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