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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 does Abbot Protiste do for the Henrouille family?

2. Whom does Bardamu meet up with at the carnival in Section 19?

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

4. Why does Bardamu get the job of treating Bebert?

5. What does Dr. Paraprine say he has been doing for years?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Bardamu go to for money in Section 13?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens with Doctor Baryton?

8. What does Bebert fall ill from?

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

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

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

The Journey To The End Of Night is set during and after the First World War, a world radically different than our own. Does the novel bear any relevance to our own times, our own society? Discuss.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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