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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 is sad about the young girl in Section 16?

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

3. What happens after Bardamu proposes marriage in someone in Section 13?

4. Who is Lola's circle of friends in Section 13?

5. What shop does Henrouille visit while in Toulouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bardamu disgusted with the midwife?

2. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

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

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

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

6. Who is Molly?

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

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

9. What is Dr. Paraprine taken to doing in Section 20?

10. What happens with Doctor Baryton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Bardamu's experience in Africa and compare it to his voyage to the United States.

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

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

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