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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. Who does Bardamu meet at his trading outpost in Section 10?

2. How did Bardamu receive his war medal?

3. What does Bardamu think the Manhattan Banks are similar to?

4. What role does Bardamu perform in the army?

5. What has the father in Section 7 already done?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Bardamu think about the Germans during the First World War?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. In Section 7, where does Bardamu decide to go and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Bardamu's character.

Essay Topic 2

When does Robinson usually appear in the novel? What effect does he often have on Bardamu?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the Asylum in the novel, both the asylum that Bardamu finds himself incarcerated in and the one that he ends up overseeing.

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