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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 profession does Bardamu take up when he returns to France in Section 15?
(a) Doctor
(b) Tailor
(c) Politician
(d) Soldier

2. Why is Grandma Henrouille at last happy in Section 19?
(a) She feels justified
(b) She can call the police, at last
(c) She can extort Robinson for money
(d) She is free

3. Who does Bardamu go to see in Section 17?
(a) Paraprine
(b) Princhard
(c) Alcide
(d) Robinson

4. What company does Bardamu find work at in the city he travels to after New York?
(a) Ford
(b) Volkswagen
(c) Microsoft
(d) DeWalt

5. Why does Bardamu sell his own possessions?
(a) To go back to the jungle to begin a gold-collecting operation
(b) To be able to move
(c) To finance an extensive vacation
(d) To finance being a doctor

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bardamu decide to do?

2. Why is Robinson angry at Grandma Henrouille in Section 23?

3. Why does her family want Grandma Henrouille committed to an asylum?

4. What is the name of the suburb Bardamu lives in when he returns to France?

5. What party do Robinson, Madelon and Bardemu attend in Section 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bardamu happy for the first time for a long time at the beginning of Section 21?

3. What job does Bardamu then later take on in Section 19, in addition to being a doctor?

4. What does Bebert fall ill from?

5. Why is Bardamu suddenly disillusioned with the Tarapout Theater in Section 21?

6. What profession does Bardamu take on in Section 15?

7. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

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

9. What does Grandma Henrouille now do for a living in Section 22?

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

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