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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. Bardamu's most prolific client in Section 15 has a particular malady, what is it?

2. What field of research does Baryton want Bardemu for?

3. What company does Bardamu find work at in the city he travels to after New York?

4. Why does Bardamu visit Lola in Section 13?

5. What is Monsieur Henrouille suffering from in Section 21?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu to do?

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

4. What does Bebert fall ill from?

5. What is Robinson's grisly plan?

6. Why does Bardamu look down upon the students that he hangs out with in Section 22?

7. Why does Bardamu gain a bad reputation as a doctor?

8. What job does Abbot Protiste suggest for Robinson and Grandma Henrouille?

9. What is curious about the Grandma Henrouille case?

10. Why is Bardamu happy for the first time for a long time at the beginning of Section 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Madelon shoot Robinson, and why does Robinson not try to stop her?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Keeping Princhard's speech in mind, is unlimited patriotism always a good thing?

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