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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 does Bardamu think about doing to solve his disastrous business?
(a) Leave town
(b) Burn his clinic
(c) Make up the books
(d) Fake his death

2. What is the name of the movie theater Bardamu goes to in Section 20?
(a) Tarapout
(b) Paramount
(c) Disney
(d) Lions

3. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu in Section 17?
(a) To change professions
(b) Make some money
(c) Give up
(d) Just do his best

4. What type of suburb is it that Bardamu lives in upon returning to France?
(a) Working class
(b) Wealthy
(c) A slum
(d) Middle class

5. What is Monsieur Henrouille suffering from in Section 21?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Heart failure
(c) Neuralgia
(d) Arthritis

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Bardamu later called that night after attending the carnival in Section 19 in order to attend another emergency?

2. Who is Bardemu's new boss at the job Dr. Paraprine set up for him in France?

3. What makes Bardamu think that humanity's cruelty has evolved?

4. Who is Lola's circle of friends in Section 13?

5. What is Sunday reserved for, in Bardamu's view?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dr. Paraprine taken to doing in Section 20?

2. What is curious about the Grandma Henrouille case?

3. How does Robinson's plan backfire in Section 19?

4. Who does Bardamu go to for money in Section 13?

5. Why is Bardamu despairing of Robinson and Madelon's lifestyle?

6. What profession does Bardamu enter into when he returns to Paris?

7. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

8. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

9. What does Robinson's appearance in Section 13 mean?

10. What is sad about the case of the young girl in Section 16?

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