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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 name of the suburb Bardamu lives in when he returns to France?

2. In Section 20, who also has been recently fired, that Bardamu bumps into?

3. Who does Bardamu live with in the hotel in Section 21?

4. Who does Bardamu go to see in Section 17?

5. Why is the midwife angry at Bardamu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Bardamu go to in order to treat the barmaid in Section 19?

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

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

6. Why does Bardamu gain a bad reputation as a doctor?

7. What distresses Bardamu about his new profession in Section 15?

8. Who is Molly?

9. Why does Bardamu look down upon the students that he hangs out with in Section 22?

10. What is curious about the Grandma Henrouille case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does the use of the first person affect our reading of the novel? Cite examples to describe this interaction with the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Bardamu's character.

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