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

2. How does Bardamu escape his problems in Section 10?
(a) He works hard at their solutions
(b) He pretends he is ill
(c) He flees into the jungle
(d) He becomes one of Alcide's people

3. Why did Princhard steal?
(a) Because customarily thieves are not allowed to serve in the army
(b) Because he was greedy
(c) Because he was hungry
(d) Because he is a kleptomaniac

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

5. Where does Bardamu decide to go?
(a) To Fort Gono
(b) To America
(c) To the last trading post before the jungle
(d) To Britain

Short Answer Questions

1. What important 'kit' does Major Pincon own?

2. Where does Bardamu wake up after his illness in Section 11?

3. What illness does Bardamu suffer from in Section 11?

4. How did Bardamu receive his war medal?

5. Who is the main character?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Voireuse and Bardamu first approach for money in Section 7?

2. In what way does Bardamu realize he has been swindled in Section 11?

3. What does Bardamu think is the interesting quality of the Manhattan Banks?

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

5. What hallucination does Bardamu start to have at the end of Section 4 and why?

6. What do the hospital patients attempt to do to amuse themselves?

7. Why does Bardamu join the army in Section 1?

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

9. Who saves Bardamu from the jungle?

10. What is the significance of Major Pincon's map?

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