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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Bardamu's superior officer?
(a) Lieutenant Grapper
(b) Leon Robinson
(c) General des Entrayes
(d) Sergeant Alcide

4. What happens to the supplies Bardamu is entrusted with in Section 10?
(a) He eats it
(b) It is stolen by natives
(c) It is set fire to by Robinson
(d) It is blown away by the winds

5. What public occasion does Bardamu see passing his window?
(a) A carnival
(b) A baptism
(c) A fete
(d) A march

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bardamu decide to go?

2. Why does Lola want to help France in the First World War?

3. Whose house do Robinson and Bardamu visit in the village of Noirceur?

4. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?

5. According to Bardamu, why do the whites work so hard in the colonies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

2. Whom does Bardamu meet outside Noirceur who becomes an enduring character in his own life?

3. What does Bardamu discover about Noirceur from its mayor?

4. What is the traditional cure for cowardice used in the military hospitals?

5. Why does Bardamu set fire to his trading hut in Section 10?

6. What does Bardamu feel about Lola and the people of Paris?

7. What does Bardamu find so calculating and ruthless about the Director?

8. What is Voireuse's scheme for getting money?

9. In Section 5 and 6, where is Bardamu staying, and why?

10. Who is Musyne, and why does her relationship with Bardamu fail to work?

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