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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?
(a) Play football
(b) Go to the pub and find prostitutes
(c) Go to the theatre
(d) Watch whole villages burn

2. Who benefits from the war in Bardamu's estimation?
(a) The poor and the needy
(b) The British Isles
(c) The military
(d) The rich and powerful

3. What role does Bardamu perform in the army?
(a) Pilot
(b) General
(c) Sapper
(d) Messenger

4. What public occasion does Bardamu see passing his window?
(a) A fete
(b) A baptism
(c) A carnival
(d) A march

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What important 'kit' does Major Pincon own?

2. Why does Bardamu feel disgusted about the culture of Paris?

3. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?

4. Whose house do Robinson and Bardamu visit in the village of Noirceur?

5. Where does Lola and Bardamu go that sparks Bardamu's nervous breakdown?

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