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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is sad about the young girl in Section 16?
(a) Her mother refuses her a place to eat
(b) Her mother refuses her treatment
(c) She has no money
(d) She is too young

2. What makes Bardamu think that humanity's cruelty has evolved?
(a) World War II breaks out
(b) There are now planes in the shooting gallery
(c) The games at the carnival have grown crueller
(d) People are nastier than he remembered them to be

3. Who is put in charge of the institute at the end of Section 24?
(a) Princhard
(b) Paraprine
(c) Robinson
(d) Bardemu

4. Where is Bardamu later called that night after attending the carnival in Section 19 in order to attend another emergency?
(a) The houseboat on the Hudson
(b) The Henrouille residence
(c) The carnival
(d) Bebert's house

5. Why does Bardamu sell his own possessions?
(a) To go back to the jungle to begin a gold-collecting operation
(b) To finance being a doctor
(c) To finance an extensive vacation
(d) To be able to move

6. Who does Bardamu go to see in Section 17?
(a) Robinson
(b) Paraprine
(c) Princhard
(d) Alcide

7. Who does Bardamu live with in the hotel in Section 21?
(a) Scientists
(b) Dancers
(c) Professors
(d) Students

8. Why does her family want Grandma Henrouille committed to an asylum?
(a) So they look after her
(b) So they can rent out her house
(c) So they can claim a state pension
(d) So they know that she is safe

9. Where does Bardamu decide to visit in Section 21?
(a) His hometown
(b) Where he was born
(c) His old practice
(d) His father's house

10. What field of research does Baryton want Bardemu for?
(a) Electroshock therapy
(b) Psychology
(c) Counseling
(d) Magnetic field therapy

11. How does Bardamu seek to treat typhoid in Section 17?
(a) By keeping patients warm
(b) By vigorous washing
(c) By asking advice
(d) By using Epsom salts

12. Who does Bardamu sleep with in Section 21?
(a) Molly
(b) Musyne
(c) Madelon
(d) Lola

13. What happens one day while Bardemu is teaching in Section 24?
(a) Baryton has a breakdown
(b) Baryton attacks him
(c) Paraprine turns up
(d) World War II is declared

14. At the end of Section 24, where does Baryton decide to travel to?
(a) Africa
(b) England
(c) America
(d) China

15. Bardamu's most prolific client in Section 15 has a particular malady, what is it?
(a) Failing eyesight
(b) Hypochondria
(c) Arthritis
(d) Diabetes

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the midwife angry at Bardamu?

2. Whom does Bardamu propose to marry in Section 13?

3. Where does Bardamu visit Robinson and Grandma Henrouille in Section 21?

4. What is the nature of the injury of the individual in the evening in Section 19?

5. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu in Section 17?

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