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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. Who does Bardamu meet at his trading outpost in Section 10?
(a) Lola
(b) Madelon
(c) Princhard
(d) Robinson

2. What does Bardamu decide to do to the hut in Section 10?
(a) Set fire to it
(b) Live in it
(c) Build an extension
(d) Paint it

3. What does the Mayor tell Robinson and Bardamu is the reason Noirceur is so peaceful?
(a) God favors them
(b) He has made a deal with the Germans
(c) Because it is overlooked by the armies
(d) Because no one likes the town

4. What does Bardamu think he is going to find in America?
(a) Wealth and riches
(b) True love
(c) Inspiration
(d) Power and glory

5. Where will Bardamu not take shelter one day when under attack in Section 6?
(a) A butcher's meat cellar
(b) At a carnival
(c) In an air raid shelter
(d) In a hospital

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the town that Bardamu is sent to investigate so suspicious?

2. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?

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

4. In Section 11, how does Bardamu survive the jungle?

5. Why does Lola leave Bardamu?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Voireuse's scheme for getting money?

4. Who is Musyne, and why does her relationship with Bardamu fail to work?

5. What does Bardamu find so calculating and ruthless about the Director?

6. What is the significance of Major Pincon's map?

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

8. What does Bardamu think of the marching parade?

9. In what way does Bardamu realize he has been swindled in Section 11?

10. In Section 5 and 6, where is Bardamu staying, and why?

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