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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Bardamu shout down to the people under his window in Section 13?
(a) Joyful tidings
(b) Poetry
(c) Insults
(d) Praise

3. Who is Lola's circle of friends in Section 13?
(a) Poor and needy
(b) Immigrants
(c) Hospital staff
(d) Rich and wealthy

4. What is the name of the concierge's nephew?
(a) Bebert
(b) Antoine
(c) Michael
(d) Bonaparte

5. How much money does Grandma Henrouille earn from her job?
(a) 10 francs a day
(b) 1,000 francs
(c) 100 francs a day
(d) 1 franc each day

6. What American city does Bardamu travel to after New York?
(a) Chicago
(b) Washington, DC
(c) Detroit
(d) Cincinnati

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

8. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu in Section 17?
(a) Just do his best
(b) To change professions
(c) Make some money
(d) Give up

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

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

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

12. What does Bardamu think about doing to solve his disastrous business?
(a) Make up the books
(b) Fake his death
(c) Burn his clinic
(d) Leave town

13. What is Robinson planning to do?
(a) Get an honest job
(b) Become an actor
(c) Return to the war
(d) Kill Henrouille for money

14. Why does Bardamu look down upon the people he lives with in the hotel in Section 21?
(a) They just want to party all the time
(b) They just want to work and earn money
(c) They are so frivolous
(d) They are so young

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What field of research does Baryton want Bardemu for?

2. Why is Grandma Henrouille at last happy in Section 19?

3. What is Pomone's job?

4. What makes Bardamu think that humanity's cruelty has evolved?

5. Where does Bardamu next work?

(see the answer keys)

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