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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?
(a) Power and glory
(b) Wealth and riches
(c) True love
(d) Inspiration

2. What is the name of the teacher that Bardamu meets while incarcerated in Section 5?
(a) Paraprine
(b) Princhard
(c) Baryton
(d) Robinson

3. Where does Lola come from?
(a) America
(b) Britain
(c) Africa
(d) Germany

4. As stated in Section 3, how is Robinson similar to Bardamu?
(a) They both come from the same hometown
(b) They both wish to flee the war
(c) They both have the same color eyes
(d) They both long to die in battle for their country

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

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

7. What profession do the Putas belong to?
(a) Acting
(b) Doctors
(c) Jewellers
(d) Money-lenders

8. 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

9. What family do Bardamu and the individual he starts hanging around with in Section 7 go to see?
(a) Grapper
(b) Alcide
(c) Henrouille
(d) Puta

10. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?
(a) In a prisoner of war camp
(b) In a civilian prison
(c) A military hospital
(d) In a military prison

11. Who is being celebrated in the public occasion Bardamu sees passing his window?
(a) Farmers
(b) Returning war heroes
(c) Politicians
(d) New recruits for the army

12. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?
(a) That he will be pardoned
(b) That he will be sent back to the front
(c) That he will be sent to his family
(d) That he will be shot for treason

13. What new skill has Bardamu developed in Section 11, following his illness?
(a) Counting different sorts of fleas
(b) Rowing boats
(c) Being able to sleep anywhere
(d) Reading the stars

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?

2. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?

3. Where does Bardamu decide to travel to in Section 8?

4. What makes the Putas sad about the war?

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

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