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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. Where does the ship Bardamu wakes up on after his illness dock?
(a) New York City
(b) Seattle, Washington
(c) San Francisco
(d) Manhattan Island

2. Why does Bardamu think Sergeant Alcide is so honorable?
(a) He never swears
(b) He sends all his money back to his niece
(c) He is always courteous
(d) He always treats his soldiers well

3. In what year does the book start?
(a) 1940
(b) 1944
(c) 1914
(d) 1913

4. Who benefits from the war in Bardamu's estimation?
(a) The British Isles
(b) The rich and powerful
(c) The poor and the needy
(d) The military

5. Whom do they find at the house when they arrive there?
(a) Robinson
(b) Alcide
(c) Henrouille
(d) Princhard

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money do the Putas give Voireuse and Bardamu?

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

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

4. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?

5. Who does Bardamu meet at his trading outpost in Section 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu think about the Germans during the First World War?

2. What is strange about the military outpost under Lt. Grappa's command?

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

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

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

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

7. Who saves Bardamu from the jungle?

8. Why does Bardamu look down on the nurses?

9. What does Bardamu decide is strange - yet respectful - about Sergeant Alcide?

10. What does Bardamu realize about his new life in Africa, this new continent and the people he associates with?

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