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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. Where does Lola and Bardamu go that sparks Bardamu's nervous breakdown?

2. Whom does Bardamu meet outside while investigating a town in Section 3?

3. What does Bardamu call the condition that he and those he is jailed with have in Section 5?

4. Who is being celebrated in the public occasion Bardamu sees passing his window?

5. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Section 7, where does Bardamu decide to go and why?

3. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

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

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

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

7. Who saves Bardamu from the jungle?

8. What does Bardamu find so calculating and ruthless about the Director?

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

10. What is the best description of the main character's personality?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the theme of money and profit played off against the notion of adventure and a life well lived in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What is the meaning of the book's title, the Journey to the End of Night? What does the 'night' represent for Bardamu, and why is he drawn and simultaneously repulsed by it?

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Bardamu's character.

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