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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Bardamu meet up with at the carnival in Section 19?
(a) Lola
(b) Alcide
(c) Princhard
(d) Robinson

2. What can Bardamu not bring himself to do as a doctor?
(a) Charge too high a fee for his services
(b) Dentistry
(c) Collect what little money they have
(d) Perform an operation

3. What new skill has Bardamu developed in Section 11, following his illness?
(a) Reading the stars
(b) Rowing boats
(c) Being able to sleep anywhere
(d) Counting different sorts of fleas

4. In Section 4, where does Bardamu begin the narrative?
(a) The front line
(b) At a carnival
(c) In a hospital
(d) In Britain

5. Whose house do Robinson and Bardamu visit in the village of Noirceur?
(a) The councillor's
(b) The Mayor's
(c) The police officer's
(d) The doctor's

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 14, who does Bardamu start seeing romantically?

2. What earns Bardamu a bad reputation in Section 16?

3. What type of suburb is it that Bardamu lives in upon returning to France?

4. In Section 13, what does Bardamu remind Lola of?

5. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?

(see the answer key)

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