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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money do the Putas give Voireuse and Bardamu?
(a) Five francs
(b) Fifty francs
(c) Five hundred francs
(d) Five thousand francs

2. Why is Bardamu's and Musyne's relationship complicated and difficult?
(a) Because of Musyne's infidelities with the military officers
(b) Because Robinson often got in the way
(c) Because Musyne was really a German spy
(d) Because Musyne never had any money

3. How did Bardamu receive his war medal?
(a) He killed a general
(b) He was brave
(c) He was injured while fighting
(d) He blew up a bridge

4. Where does Bardamu decide to go in Section 9?
(a) China
(b) The first outpost before the jungle
(c) The last outpost before the jungle
(d) America

5. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?
(a) So he can win a medal
(b) To attack his nation's enemies
(c) For the money
(d) To feel like a hero

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

7. What does Bardamu think about American couples?
(a) All American men have beautiful wives
(b) They hate each other
(c) They rarely speak to each other
(d) They are very passionate with one another

8. What role does Bardamu perform in the army?
(a) Messenger
(b) General
(c) Pilot
(d) Sapper

9. What job does Bardamu get for himself in America in Section 11?
(a) Restauranteur
(b) Police Officer
(c) Immigration Office Employee
(d) Truck Driver

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

11. Whom does Bardamu meet in Paris that he falls in lust for?
(a) Lola
(b) Molly
(c) Madelon
(d) Musyne

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

13. What important 'kit' does Major Pincon own?
(a) The armor
(b) The guns
(c) The foodstores
(d) The map

14. What is the only thing that Bardamu wishes for in Section 9?
(a) To go back to the hospital
(b) To get out of the jungle
(c) To go back to Paris
(d) To go back to the war

15. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?
(a) He is jealous of them
(b) He hates them
(c) He likes them
(d) He has never had a quarrel with them

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bardamu almost become a celebrity in Section 6?

2. What is illusory about the soldiers under Grappa and Alcide's command?

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

4. As stated in Section 3, how is Robinson similar to Bardamu?

5. What town is Bardamu sent to investigate in Section 3?

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