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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. According to Bardamu, why do the whites work so hard in the colonies?
(a) They are hard-working citizens
(b) They will be beaten otherwise
(c) Life is so hard
(d) They have fantasies about becoming rich

2. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?
(a) Power and glory
(b) True love
(c) Inspiration
(d) Wealth and riches

3. Whose house do Robinson and Bardamu visit in the village of Noirceur?
(a) The doctor's
(b) The councillor's
(c) The police officer's
(d) The Mayor's

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bardamu's and Musyne's relationship complicated and difficult?

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

3. How do the patients amuse themselves at the hospital?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

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

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

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

10. What skills does Bardamu learn in Section 11 that proves useful to him?

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