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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that Bardamu wishes for in Section 9?

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

3. What new skill has Bardamu developed in Section 11, following his illness?

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

5. What happens if the inmates in Section 5 are not cured?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Bardamu sent to the town of Noirceur?

5. What is the significance of Major Pincon's map?

6. Why does Bardamu set fire to his trading hut in Section 10?

7. What is Voireuse's scheme for getting money?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of escapism and fantasy in the novel. How does it inform Bardamu and others' actions?

Essay Topic 2

When does Robinson usually appear in the novel? What effect does he often have on Bardamu?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Madelon shoot Robinson, and why does Robinson not try to stop her?

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