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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bardamu decide to go?
(a) To America
(b) To Britain
(c) To the last trading post before the jungle
(d) To Fort Gono

2. Where does Lola come from?
(a) Germany
(b) America
(c) Britain
(d) Africa

3. What happens to the supplies Bardamu is entrusted with in Section 10?
(a) It is blown away by the winds
(b) He eats it
(c) It is stolen by natives
(d) It is set fire to by Robinson

4. What has the father in Section 7 already done?
(a) Welcomed home his son
(b) Gone out
(c) Hung himself
(d) Given his money to Robinson

5. What makes the Putas sad about the war?
(a) The loss of money to their business
(b) That everything is rationed
(c) The idea of parents' children drying
(d) That they are fighting the Germans

6. Why does Bardamu think Sergeant Alcide is so honorable?
(a) He sends all his money back to his niece
(b) He always treats his soldiers well
(c) He is always courteous
(d) He never swears

7. What does Bardamu call the condition that he and those he is jailed with have in Section 5?
(a) An impaired sense of patriotism
(b) Shell shock
(c) Cowardice
(d) Depression

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

9. Why are the other passengers on the steamboat suspicious of Bardamu?
(a) He was once a soldier
(b) He is the only Frenchman
(c) He is the only paying passenger
(d) He dresses very well

10. Why does Bardamu feel disgusted about the culture of Paris?
(a) Because of its war-rhetoric
(b) Because of its food
(c) Because of its fashion-sense
(d) Because of its politics

11. What job does Bardamu get for himself in America in Section 11?
(a) Restauranteur
(b) Police Officer
(c) Immigration Office Employee
(d) Truck Driver

12. Why is the town that Bardamu is sent to investigate so suspicious?
(a) Because it is so peaceful and unharmed
(b) Because it is so heavily armored
(c) Because it flies a German flag
(d) Because it is so wealthy

13. What family do Bardamu and the individual he starts hanging around with in Section 7 go to see?
(a) Alcide
(b) Grapper
(c) Henrouille
(d) Puta

14. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?
(a) Everyone there is beautiful
(b) Everyone there adheres to one religion
(c) There are poor people there, too
(d) Everyone there is rich

15. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?
(a) In a civilian prison
(b) In a military prison
(c) In a prisoner of war camp
(d) A military hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom do they find at the house when they arrive there?

2. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?

3. Who is the main character?

4. Who is being celebrated in the public occasion Bardamu sees passing his window?

5. Where does Lola and Bardamu go that sparks Bardamu's nervous breakdown?

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