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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 treatment
(b) Her mother refuses her a place to eat
(c) She has no money
(d) She is too young

2. What ailment is the elderly man suffering that Bardamu visits in Section 18?
(a) Arthritis
(b) Cancer
(c) Tinnitus
(d) A broken bone

3. Where does Bardamu visit Robinson and Grandma Henrouille in Section 21?
(a) Toulouse
(b) Calais
(c) Bordeaux
(d) Remy

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

5. Where is Bardamu called to go at the beginning of Section 19?
(a) The theater
(b) The hospital
(c) The movies
(d) The carnival

6. What is Lola's mother suffering from?
(a) Liver cancer
(b) Blindness
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Arthritis

7. When does Bardamu start hallucinating?
(a) When he goes to the crypt
(b) When he goes to the carnival
(c) When he dances with the Polish girl
(d) When he drinks with the Polish girl

8. How much money does Lola give to Bardamu in Section 13?
(a) 1,000 dollars
(b) 10 dollars
(c) 100 dollars
(d) 1 dollar

9. How does Molly try to help Bardamu?
(a) By organizing a party for him
(b) By looking for another job
(c) By writing him love poetry
(d) By telling her friends about him

10. What profession does Bardamu take up when he returns to France in Section 15?
(a) Politician
(b) Tailor
(c) Doctor
(d) Soldier

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

12. What happens after Bardamu proposes marriage in someone in Section 13?
(a) It is accepted
(b) He gets thrown out of the cafe
(c) He is beaten up
(d) There is a party

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

14. What favor does Robinson ask for?
(a) A hospital job
(b) A report on conditions at the hospital
(c) A medicine
(d) A reference

15. What job does Dr. Paraprine set up for Bardamu back in France?
(a) Working in a psychiatric hospital
(b) Baker's assistant
(c) Working in in a movie theatre
(d) Book stall employee

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the suburb Bardamu lives in when he returns to France?

2. Why does Bardamu sell his own possessions?

3. How much money will Robinson be paid for his murderous act?

4. What does Bardemu overhear on his way home from the party in Section 23?

5. What type of suburb is it that Bardamu lives in upon returning to France?

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