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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who does Bardamu start to hang around with in Section 7?
(a) Voireuse
(b) Alcide
(c) Paraprine
(d) Robinson

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

5. What does Bardamu decide to do to the hut in Section 10?
(a) Build an extension
(b) Live in it
(c) Paint it
(d) Set fire to it

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?

2. What is the only thing that Bardamu wishes for in Section 9?

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

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

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

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