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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 job does Bardamu get for himself in America in Section 11?

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

3. What role does Bardamu perform in the army?

4. Why does Bardamu think Sergeant Alcide is so honorable?

5. What do the soldiers have to do every month in order to get supplies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Musyne, and why does her relationship with Bardamu fail to work?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Bardamu realize about his new life in Africa, this new continent and the people he associates with?

7. What hallucination does Bardamu start to have at the end of Section 4 and why?

8. What does Bardamu think is the interesting quality of the Manhattan Banks?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Describe Bardamu's experience in Africa and compare it to his voyage to the United States.

Essay Topic 3

Is Bardamu's low evaluation of human nature justified? Do people behave differently under some conditions than others?

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