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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dangerous creatures does Bardamu attempt to fend off in Section 8?
(a) Bears
(b) Lions
(c) Mosquitos
(d) Wolves

2. Why does Bardamu get the job of treating Bebert?
(a) Because the other doctors like him and think he is the best to handle the job for so little money
(b) The other doctors do not know how serious the illness is
(c) Bardamu has the most experienced knives in the business
(d) They other doctors do not know who Bebert is

3. Why does Lola leave Bardamu?
(a) Because she has found someone else
(b) Because she couldn't bear to see him in the hospital
(c) Because she needs someone with money
(d) Because she thinks he is a coward

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bardamu call the condition that he and those he is jailed with have in Section 5?

2. What does Bardamu shout down to the people under his window in Section 13?

3. In Section 14, what idea does Robinson have for Bardamu and himself?

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

5. What profession do the Putas belong to?

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