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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 happens after Bardamu proposes marriage in someone in Section 13?
2. How do the researchers in Section 17 treat their microbes, test tubes and laboratories?
3. What American city does Bardamu travel to after New York?
4. At the end of Section 24, where does Baryton decide to travel to?
5. What is wrong with Grandma Henrouille?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dr. Paraprine advise Bardamu to do?
2. What job does Abbot Protiste suggest for Robinson and Grandma Henrouille?
3. What criticism does Bardamu offer for the scientific and medical communities?
4. What does Robinson's appearance in Section 13 mean?
5. Why is Bardamu despairing of Robinson and Madelon's lifestyle?
6. What is sad about the case of the young girl in Section 16?
7. Why is Bardamu happy for the first time for a long time at the beginning of Section 21?
8. What does Bardamu hate about New York City?
9. Where does Bardamu go to in order to treat the barmaid in Section 19?
10. What happens with Doctor Baryton?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
How does the use of the first person affect our reading of the novel? Cite examples to describe this interaction with the reader.
Essay Topic 3
Describe Bardamu's experience in Africa and compare it to his voyage to the United States.
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