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Why is Candide expelled from the Baron's household?
Who pardons Candide before his execution?
Who gives Candide shelter and help finding work in Holland?
Whom does Candide recognize in the sick beggar?
How does James die during the storm?
What is the public punishment ceremony intended to prevent?
What surprising discovery does Candide make after following the old woman?
Why does Cunegonde arrange her reunion with Candide?
Who organizes the escape after Candide kills Issachar and the Grand Inquisitor?
How does Candide gain an infantry command in Cadiz?
What happens to the old woman's ship during her earlier voyage?
What does the eunuch do after promising to help the old woman?
Why does the old woman urge Candide to leave Buenos Aires?
Who turns out to be the Jesuit Commandant?
Why does the Baron reject Candide's plan to marry Cunegonde?
How does Cacambo secure their freedom from the Oreillons?
What do children play with in the country Candide and Cacambo reach?
Why does Candide choose to leave El Dorado?
What prompts Candide to reject Pangloss's optimism near Surinam?
What restores some of Candide's hope after the naval battle?
Where does Candide hope to meet Cunegonde after passing through France?
How does Candide obtain his freedom after his arrest in Paris?
What makes Candide refuse to go ashore in England?
What does Candide learn about Paquette and Friar Giroflée?
How does Pococurante regard his possessions and entertainments?
Where does Cacambo say Cunegonde is?
Whom does Candide discover among the galley slaves?
How does Pangloss explain surviving his execution?
What does Candide do after finding Cunegonde and the old woman?
What helps turn the household from endless debate toward useful work?
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