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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What public occasion does Bardamu see passing his window?

2. What makes the Putas sad about the war?

3. What does Bardamu decide to do to the hut in Section 10?

4. How does Bardamu escape his problems in Section 10?

5. Where does Lola come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bardamu think is the interesting quality of the Manhattan Banks?

2. Why does Bardamu look down on the nurses?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Bardamu think Manhattan Island is similar to a religious experience for some?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of escapism and fantasy in the novel. How does it inform Bardamu and others' actions?

Essay Topic 3

How is the theme of money and profit played off against the notion of adventure and a life well lived in the novel?

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