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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is sad about the young girl in Section 16?
(a) She has no money
(b) She is too young
(c) Her mother refuses her treatment
(d) Her mother refuses her a place to eat

2. What is the name of the concierge's nephew?
(a) Antoine
(b) Michael
(c) Bonaparte
(d) Bebert

3. According to Bardamu, why do the whites work so hard in the colonies?
(a) Life is so hard
(b) They will be beaten otherwise
(c) They are hard-working citizens
(d) They have fantasies about becoming rich

4. In Section 13, what does Bardamu remind Lola of?
(a) Her youth
(b) France
(c) Her innocence
(d) Her age

5. What do the soldiers have to do every month in order to get supplies?
(a) Rebuild the dock
(b) Bribe their superior officers
(c) Fight off the natives
(d) Sail upriver

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Mayor tell Robinson and Bardamu is the reason Noirceur is so peaceful?

2. Who is Bardamu's superior officer?

3. Who does Bardamu start to hang around with in Section 7?

4. Who does Bardamu meet at his trading outpost in Section 10?

5. How do the patients amuse themselves at the hospital?

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