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

2. How many mummified bodies are there in the crypt in Section 21?

3. What dreadful news does Bardemu hear just as he is leaving Toulouse?

4. What earns Bardamu a bad reputation in Section 16?

5. What company does Bardamu find work at in the city he travels to after New York?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What criticism does Bardamu offer for the scientific and medical communities?

4. Why is Bardamu despairing of Robinson and Madelon's lifestyle?

5. What profession does Bardamu take on in Section 15?

6. What indiscretion does Bardamu practice in Toulouse?

7. What job does Bardamu then later take on in Section 19, in addition to being a doctor?

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

9. What is sad about the case of the young girl in Section 16?

10. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

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

Evaluate Bardamu's relationship to women throughout the novel (and particularly his romantic involvements). How does he treat women? Why do his relationships always end disastrously?

Essay Topic 3

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

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