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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) Jewel smith
(b) Soldier
(c) Pilot
(d) Managing a trading outpost

2. What event is about to happen in world history, across Europe at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Korean War
(b) The Second World War
(c) The First World War
(d) The Black Death

3. Whose house do Robinson and Bardamu visit in the village of Noirceur?
(a) The doctor's
(b) The councillor's
(c) The police officer's
(d) The Mayor's

4. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?
(a) In a prisoner of war camp
(b) In a civilian prison
(c) In a military prison
(d) A military hospital

5. Where does Lola come from?
(a) Germany
(b) Africa
(c) America
(d) Britain

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lola want to help France in the First World War?

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

3. What is the name of the teacher that Bardamu meets while incarcerated in Section 5?

4. How did Bardamu receive his war medal?

5. Who is Madamoiselle Herote?

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