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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 look down upon the people he lives with in the hotel in Section 21?
(a) They are so frivolous
(b) They just want to party all the time
(c) They just want to work and earn money
(d) They are so young

2. How will Robinson make his money?
(a) Selling alcohol
(b) Publishing papers
(c) Smuggling guns
(d) Guiding illegal tours of mummified remains

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

4. What does Bardamu shout down to the people under his window in Section 13?
(a) Praise
(b) Poetry
(c) Insults
(d) Joyful tidings

5. What is Lola's mother suffering from?
(a) Lung cancer
(b) Liver cancer
(c) Arthritis
(d) Blindness

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is throwing the party in Section 23?

2. How much money does Lola give to Bardamu in Section 13?

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

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

5. What can Bardamu not bring himself to do as a doctor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bardamu go to Detroit?

4. What do we terribly suspect Robinson of doing in Section 23?

5. What does Bardamu hate about New York City?

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

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

8. What becomes obvious to Bardamu while attending the party on the houseboat?

9. What job does Abbot Protiste suggest for Robinson and Grandma Henrouille?

10. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

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