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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation does Bardamu take up in Africa?
(a) Pilot
(b) Soldier
(c) Managing a trading outpost
(d) Jewel smith

2. What does Bardamu call the condition that he and those he is jailed with have in Section 5?
(a) Cowardice
(b) Depression
(c) An impaired sense of patriotism
(d) Shell shock

3. Who is the main character?
(a) Lola
(b) Ferdinand Bardamu
(c) Doctor Paraprine
(d) Leon Robinson

4. What does the Mayor tell Robinson and Bardamu is the reason Noirceur is so peaceful?
(a) He has made a deal with the Germans
(b) Because it is overlooked by the armies
(c) Because no one likes the town
(d) God favors them

5. What is the name of the teacher that Bardamu meets while incarcerated in Section 5?
(a) Robinson
(b) Princhard
(c) Paraprine
(d) Baryton

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lola come from?

2. What reasons does the Mayor of Noirceur cite for his treachery?

3. Who does Bardamu start to hang around with in Section 7?

4. What town is Bardamu sent to investigate in Section 3?

5. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?

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