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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. Where is Bardamu called to go at the beginning of Section 19?

2. When does Bardamu start hallucinating?

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

4. Why does Bardamu look down upon the people he lives with in the hotel in Section 21?

5. What does Bardemu overhear on his way home from the party in Section 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

3. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

4. What indiscretion does Bardamu practice in Toulouse?

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

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

7. Who is Molly?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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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