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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 14, what idea does Robinson have for Bardamu and himself?
(a) To run away to the jungle
(b) To return from France
(c) To travel to Britain
(d) To run a scam in Vegas

2. What is Lola's mother suffering from?
(a) Liver cancer
(b) Arthritis
(c) Lung cancer
(d) Blindness

3. Who is Bardemu's new boss at the job Dr. Paraprine set up for him in France?
(a) Alcide
(b) Baryton
(c) Paraprine
(d) Princhard

4. What does Bardamu think Mr. Henrouille is actually suffering from?
(a) Pride
(b) Jealousy
(c) Fear
(d) Greed

5. What earns Bardamu a bad reputation in Section 16?
(a) Throwing things at a child
(b) Shouting at a child
(c) Smacking a child
(d) Throwing a child

6. Who does Bardamu live with in the hotel in Section 21?
(a) Scientists
(b) Dancers
(c) Professors
(d) Students

7. Why does Bardamu get the job of treating Bebert?
(a) Because the other doctors like him and think he is the best to handle the job for so little money
(b) They other doctors do not know who Bebert is
(c) Bardamu has the most experienced knives in the business
(d) The other doctors do not know how serious the illness is

8. What favor does Robinson ask for?
(a) A report on conditions at the hospital
(b) A medicine
(c) A reference
(d) A hospital job

9. What is the nature of the injury of the individual in the evening in Section 19?
(a) A missing limb
(b) Blindness
(c) Headaches
(d) Blood loss

10. What dangerous feature does Bardamu immediately notice about the crypt?
(a) Steep rickety stairs
(b) Low ceiling
(c) Rusted iron pipes
(d) Sharp candlesticks

11. Why does Bardamu visit Lola in Section 13?
(a) To say sorry
(b) To become friends
(c) To ask for some money
(d) To reignite their romance

12. Why is the midwife angry at Bardamu?
(a) For turning up late
(b) For turning up drunk
(c) For taking her limelight
(d) For sleeping with her daughter

13. What ruins Bardamu's experience of the movie theater forever?
(a) The saddest song that he has ever heard
(b) Not getting paid fairly
(c) Meeting the clientele
(d) The happiest thing that he has ever heard

14. What does Bardamu decide to do?
(a) Become a professor
(b) Become a politician
(c) Become a soldier
(d) Leave his practice

15. Why does Bardamu look down upon the people he lives with in the hotel in Section 21?
(a) They just want to work and earn money
(b) They are so young
(c) They are so frivolous
(d) They just want to party all the time

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bardamu shout down to the people under his window in Section 13?

2. How much money does Grandma Henrouille earn from her job?

3. Of what does Bardamu hallucinate?

4. What shop does Henrouille visit while in Toulouse?

5. How will Robinson make his money?

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