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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. Why does Bardamu feel disgusted about the culture of Paris?
(a) Because of its war-rhetoric
(b) Because of its fashion-sense
(c) Because of its food
(d) Because of its politics

2. Where does Bardamu decide to go in Section 9?
(a) The last outpost before the jungle
(b) America
(c) The first outpost before the jungle
(d) China

3. Which of the following best describes Bardamu's personality?
(a) Cynical
(b) Optimistic
(c) Generous
(d) Happy

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

5. What does Bardamu think the Manhattan Banks are similar to?
(a) Prisons
(b) Military hospitals
(c) Cathedrals
(d) The jungles

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?

2. In Section 12, where is Bardamu asked to go to?

3. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?

4. Why did Princhard steal?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

2. Who is the man at the last trading hut before the jungle?

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

4. What is the best description of the main character's personality?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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