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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. What profession do the Putas belong to?
(a) Doctors
(b) Money-lenders
(c) Acting
(d) Jewellers

2. What is the only thing that Bardamu wishes for in Section 9?
(a) To get out of the jungle
(b) To go back to the hospital
(c) To go back to Paris
(d) To go back to the war

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

4. What dangerous creatures does Bardamu attempt to fend off in Section 8?
(a) Lions
(b) Bears
(c) Wolves
(d) Mosquitos

5. Who benefits from the war in Bardamu's estimation?
(a) The poor and the needy
(b) The rich and powerful
(c) The British Isles
(d) The military

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?

2. How does Bardamu almost become a celebrity in Section 6?

3. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?

4. Why does Bardamu think Sergeant Alcide is so honorable?

5. Who is Bardamu's superior officer?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Voireuse and Bardamu first approach for money in Section 7?

2. What skills does Bardamu learn in Section 11 that proves useful to him?

3. What do the hospital patients attempt to do to amuse themselves?

4. What is the traditional cure for cowardice used in the military hospitals?

5. Whom does Bardamu meet outside Noirceur who becomes an enduring character in his own life?

6. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

7. What does Bardamu decide is strange - yet respectful - about Sergeant Alcide?

8. What does Bardamu realize about his new life in Africa, this new continent and the people he associates with?

9. Who is the man at the last trading hut before the jungle?

10. Why does Bardamu set fire to his trading hut in Section 10?

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