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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. Why is the midwife angry at Bardamu?
2. What shop does Henrouille visit while in Toulouse?
3. How much money does Lola give to Bardamu in Section 13?
4. What is the name of the suburb Bardamu lives in when he returns to France?
5. Who does Bardamu sleep with in Section 21?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Bardamu happy for the first time for a long time at the beginning of Section 21?
2. How does Robinson's plan backfire in Section 19?
3. What does Bebert fall ill from?
4. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu to do?
5. Why does Bardamu look down upon the students that he hangs out with in Section 22?
6. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?
7. What is sad about the case of the young girl in Section 16?
8. What is Dr. Paraprine taken to doing in Section 20?
9. What becomes obvious to Bardamu while attending the party on the houseboat?
10. Why does Bardamu go to Detroit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the setting of the jungle represent, both metaphorically and physically, for the character of Bardamu?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role and symbolism of carnivals in the novel. What role does the carnival play, structurally, to mark transitions of setting or changes in people's behavior?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Madelon shoot Robinson, and why does Robinson not try to stop her?
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