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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the book start?
(a) 1913
(b) 1914
(c) 1940
(d) 1944

2. Why does Lola want to help France in the First World War?
(a) She wants to be a heroine and to meet a hero
(b) She wants the money
(c) She is bored
(d) She doesn't really

3. 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) God favors them
(c) Because no one likes the town
(d) Because it is overlooked by the armies

4. What happens to the supplies Bardamu is entrusted with in Section 10?
(a) It is blown away by the winds
(b) He eats it
(c) It is stolen by natives
(d) It is set fire to by Robinson

5. According to Bardamu, why do the whites work so hard in the colonies?
(a) They will be beaten otherwise
(b) They have fantasies about becoming rich
(c) They are hard-working citizens
(d) Life is so hard

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bardamu's superior in Section 9, the Director, make his money?

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

4. Why are the other passengers on the steamboat suspicious of Bardamu?

5. How do the patients amuse themselves at the hospital?

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