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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. In Chapter 6, how many children are in the auditorium with agents ready to grab them if required?

2. What time are the teenagers and their parents interviewed after Schneider's death?

3. How old is the guman who attempts to kill Robinson?

4. In Chapter 21, who does Robinson say she came to meet at the party?

5. What is Ruth Zardo drinking in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What celebration did Three Pines have when the pandemic was officially declared to be over?

2. What does Vincent Gilbert say about Robinson's conclusions?

3. What did Armand's father do during World War II?

4. What does Armand say is the difference between Jean-Guy and Annie struggling to decide whether to keep Idola and what Robinson is proposing?

5. Who is Jean-Guy?

6. What does the sound tech tell Jean-Guy, when Jean-Guy interviews him?

7. Who is the "Asshole Saint"?

8. What struggles are there with managing a crowd?

9. What does Professor Robinson think of Armand?

10. Who stays to watch the bonfire as midnight approaches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Armand saves Robinson when someone shoots at her. How does his behavior run contrary to his beliefs about Robinson and her ideas? How do responsibility and duty influence Armand to act contrary to his beliefs?

Essay Topic 2

Armand discovers during the pandemic that elderly patients in nursing homes were left alone to die. Does Armand believe that the elderly were deliberately to die? How does he think the authorities turned their backs on the situation? Does he think the deaths were a case of benign or intentional neglect?

Essay Topic 3

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in The Madness of Crowds? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

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