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

2. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?
(a) He likes them
(b) He is jealous of them
(c) He hates them
(d) He has never had a quarrel with them

3. What event is about to happen in world history, across Europe at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Black Death
(b) The Second World War
(c) The First World War
(d) The Korean War

4. Who is Bardamu's superior officer?
(a) Lieutenant Grapper
(b) Leon Robinson
(c) General des Entrayes
(d) Sergeant Alcide

5. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?
(a) Play football
(b) Go to the theatre
(c) Watch whole villages burn
(d) Go to the pub and find prostitutes

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bardamu, why do the whites work so hard in the colonies?

2. What happens when Bardamu tries to resign his post?

3. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?

4. How are the inmates in Section 5 cured?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu feel about Lola and the people of Paris?

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

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

4. What is strange about the military outpost under Lt. Grappa's command?

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

6. Why is Bardamu sent to the town of Noirceur?

7. Why does Bardamu join the army in Section 1?

8. Why is Robinson's appearance in Section 8 significant?

9. What does Bardamu discover about Noirceur from its mayor?

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

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