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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 is a British torpedo gunboat struck by a passenger ship?
(a) Malacca.
(b) Bosporous.
(c) Hormuz.
(d) Gilbraltar.

2. What weapon does the narrator keep?
(a) Beretta PX4.
(b) Colt Python.
(c) Glock 43X.
(d) Springfield Echelon.

3. Which French novelist does the narrator commend?
(a) Proust.
(b) Maupassant.
(c) Baudelaire.
(d) Flaubert.

4. What weapon does the narrator have for others’ use?
(a) Walther P38.
(b) Colt M1911A1.
(c) Ruger Blackhawk.
(d) Desert Eagle.

5. From where had Denis and Françoise come to the Moulinards?
(a) Grenoble.
(b) Sazerac.
(c) Avignon.
(d) Fréjus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jean note a dairy breeder committed suicide?

2. What year’s baby picture of Debord does the narrator note seeing?

3. In what year had Pascal been in New York City?

4. Where does the narrator shop for supplies?

5. Which of the following is noted as an alternative name for the Cagots?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pascal’s appearance when the narrator meets him differ from her expectations?

2. Why does the narrator voice skepticism of the commune to Pascal?

3. What prevents Lucien from filming in the Alpilles?

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

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

6. In the novel, what is an épicerie?

7. Why does the narrator rule out Florence as a potential anti-Pascal actor?

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

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

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

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