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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 occupation does Bardamu take up in Africa?
(a) Jewel smith
(b) Pilot
(c) Managing a trading outpost
(d) Soldier

2. How does Bardamu's superior in Section 9, the Director, make his money?
(a) Gold and silver
(b) Rubber and peanuts
(c) Slaves and gold
(d) Platinum and silver

3. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?
(a) He likes them
(b) He hates them
(c) He has never had a quarrel with them
(d) He is jealous of them

4. Whom does Bardamu meet outside while investigating a town in Section 3?
(a) Robinson
(b) Grapper
(c) Princhard
(d) Alcide

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Bardamu meet in Paris that he falls in lust for?

2. What scam does Voireuse have, which he allows Bardamu to join him on?

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

4. What is the name of the teacher that Bardamu meets while incarcerated in Section 5?

5. What happens when Bardamu tries to resign his post?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bardamu sent to the town of Noirceur?

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

4. Why does Bardamu look down on the nurses?

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

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

7. In Section 7, where does Bardamu decide to go and why?

8. In Bardamu's view, why do all the Americans go to the movies?

9. Why is Robinson's appearance in Section 8 significant?

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

(see the answer keys)

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