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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. Of what does Bardamu hallucinate?

2. What can Bardamu not bring himself to do as a doctor?

3. Bardamu's most prolific client in Section 15 has a particular malady, what is it?

4. In Section 14, what idea does Robinson have for Bardamu and himself?

5. What field of research does Baryton want Bardemu for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu hate about New York City?

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

3. Who is Molly?

4. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

5. What happens with Doctor Baryton?

6. How does Robinson's plan backfire in Section 19?

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

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

9. What does Robinson's appearance in Section 13 mean?

10. What indiscretion does Bardamu practice in Toulouse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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