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

2. What can Bardamu not bring himself to do as a doctor?
(a) Perform an operation
(b) Dentistry
(c) Collect what little money they have
(d) Charge too high a fee for his services

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

4. What is the name of the concierge's nephew?
(a) Antoine
(b) Bebert
(c) Bonaparte
(d) Michael

5. How do the researchers in Section 17 treat their microbes, test tubes and laboratories?
(a) Like a bank
(b) Like a church
(c) Like a prison
(d) Like a curse

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Grandma Henrouille?

2. Who does Bardamu go to see in Section 17?

3. What makes Bardamu think that humanity's cruelty has evolved?

4. What is the name of the movie theater Bardamu goes to in Section 20?

5. How many mummified bodies are there in the crypt in Section 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job does Bardamu then later take on in Section 19, in addition to being a doctor?

2. Why is Bardamu despairing of Robinson and Madelon's lifestyle?

3. What distresses Bardamu about his new profession in Section 15?

4. What happens with Doctor Baryton?

5. How does Robinson's plan backfire in Section 19?

6. What criticism does Bardamu offer for the scientific and medical communities?

7. What indiscretion does Bardamu practice in Toulouse?

8. Where does Bardamu go to in order to treat the barmaid in Section 19?

9. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

10. What does Grandma Henrouille now do for a living in Section 22?

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