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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. How much money does Grandma Henrouille earn from her job?

2. Who is put in charge of the institute at the end of Section 24?

3. What dangerous feature does Bardamu immediately notice about the crypt?

4. What is Sunday reserved for, in Bardamu's view?

5. How does Bardamu seek to treat typhoid in Section 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

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

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

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

5. What does Bebert fall ill from?

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

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

8. What do we terribly suspect Robinson of doing in Section 23?

9. Who is Molly?

10. What profession does Bardamu enter into when he returns to Paris?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the relationship and the difference between the rich and the poor sectors of society in the novel.

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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