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

2. Why does Bardamu suddenly join a parade?
(a) To attack his nation's enemies
(b) So he can win a medal
(c) To feel like a hero
(d) For the money

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

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

5. How are the inmates in Section 5 cured?
(a) Speeches and electroshock therapy
(b) Counseling
(c) Anti-depressant medication
(d) They are threatened with death on a regular basis

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following best describes Bardamu's personality?

2. What does Bardamu realize has happened to him in Section 11 after he wakes up from his illness?

3. What is illusory about the soldiers under Grappa and Alcide's command?

4. Where does Lola and Bardamu go that sparks Bardamu's nervous breakdown?

5. Who is being celebrated in the public occasion Bardamu sees passing his window?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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