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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom had René worked?
(a) Volkswagen.
(b) BMW.
(c) Opel.
(d) Daimler.

2. At what time does the narrator arrive for her first meeting with Pascal?
(a) 12:00.
(b) 12:45.
(c) 12:30.
(d) 12:15.

3. Where does Bruno go to study earth science?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Paris.
(c) Nantes.
(d) Toulouse.

4. Which of the following had failed as an undercover agent because of serial romances?
(a) Jake Cross.
(b) Rob Thomas.
(c) Jim Robin.
(d) Bob Lambert.

5. What is used to treat Bruno’s lice?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Kerosene.
(c) Propane.
(d) Butane.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Céline flee after the Vichy regime falls?

2. What contest did the narrator witness in Switzerland?

3. To where do Denis and Françoise mean to go from the Moulinards?

4. Which of the following accompanies Platon to Guyenne?

5. What contest did the narrator witness in Nebraska?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bruno’s daughter run the café in Vantôme?

2. Why does the narrator voice skepticism of the commune to Pascal?

3. Why, per Bruno, is there resistance to the idea of Neanderthal fishing?

4. What does the novel describe a “screen memory” as being (187)?

5. What critique do Denis and Françoise have of the Moulinards?

6. Of what does René’s smell remind the narrator?

7. What is the subversive action the Moulinards plan at the agricultural festival?

8. Why does the narrator rule out Florence as a potential anti-Pascal actor?

9. Why does the narrator doubt Pascal’s violent intentions?

10. Why do the old anglers in Guyenne want to go to Oklahoma to fish?

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