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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?
(a) That he will be sent to his family
(b) That he will be pardoned
(c) That he will be sent back to the front
(d) That he will be shot for treason

2. As stated in Section 3, how is Robinson similar to Bardamu?
(a) They both come from the same hometown
(b) They both long to die in battle for their country
(c) They both have the same color eyes
(d) They both wish to flee the war

3. Whom does Bardamu meet outside while investigating a town in Section 3?
(a) Alcide
(b) Grapper
(c) Robinson
(d) Princhard

4. Why did Princhard steal?
(a) Because customarily thieves are not allowed to serve in the army
(b) Because he was hungry
(c) Because he is a kleptomaniac
(d) Because he was greedy

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is being celebrated in the public occasion Bardamu sees passing his window?

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

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

4. Why is Bardamu's and Musyne's relationship complicated and difficult?

5. Why is the town that Bardamu is sent to investigate so suspicious?

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