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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 does the bearded man in Section 10 do to Bardamu?
(a) Ties him up
(b) Steals the cash box
(c) Attacks him and beats him up
(d) Sells him to the natives

2. What do the soldiers have to do every month in order to get supplies?
(a) Sail upriver
(b) Rebuild the dock
(c) Bribe their superior officers
(d) Fight off the natives

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

4. What type of suburb is it that Bardamu lives in upon returning to France?
(a) Wealthy
(b) Middle class
(c) Working class
(d) A slum

5. What can Bardamu not bring himself to do as a doctor?
(a) Collect what little money they have
(b) Dentistry
(c) Perform an operation
(d) Charge too high a fee for his services

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the researchers in Section 17 treat their microbes, test tubes and laboratories?

2. What does Dr. Paraprine say he has been doing for years?

3. What happens if the inmates in Section 5 are not cured?

4. In what year does the book start?

5. Where does Bardamu wake up after his illness in Section 11?

(see the answer key)

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