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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Philip notice about Anne-Marie's body when they shower together?
(a) She has tan lines.
(b) She is sway-backed.
(c) She has several surgical scars.
(d) She has blemishes on her back.

2. What does Philip's father wish that Philip could be?
(a) Practical.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Kind.
(d) Aggressive.

3. Which of the following is NOT true about Claude Piquet?
(a) Her husband left her for another woman.
(b) She is a lesbian.
(c) She is attractive.
(d) She is a divorcee.

4. What hobby does the narrator enjoy?
(a) Photography.
(b) Antiquing.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Woodworking.

5. The narrator's photography _____________ his way of observing life.
(a) Conflicts with.
(b) Validates.
(c) Mimics.
(d) Symbolizes.

6. Out of what city is the narrator traveling?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Lisbon.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

7. With whom is Cristina taking painting classes?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Billy.
(c) Isabel.
(d) Philip.

8. What does the narrator call the dark little bar where he goes with Billy and Cristina?
(a) Myopia.
(b) A hut.
(c) A cave.
(d) The Twilight Zone.

9. What is the main reason Philip spends time with Anne-Marie.
(a) Sex.
(b) Business.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Conversation.

10. Which of the following is something that is NOT in the control of a photographer?
(a) An angle.
(b) A subject.
(c) Foreground.
(d) The weather.

11. What body marks does the chubby woman on the train have?
(a) Moles.
(b) Purple birthmarks.
(c) Tattoes.
(d) Piercings.

12. What does Cristina tell the narrator he should be?
(a) A writer.
(b) A painter.
(c) A professor.
(d) A sculptor.

13. From what sport is Billy retired?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Football.

14. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip's life now?
(a) Changing.
(b) Volatile.
(c) Certain.
(d) Ambiguous.

15. What season is it in Chapter 12?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator now spend nearly every day?

2. Who becomes Philip's lover in Chapter 8?

3. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip's car?

4. Why are Philip pulled over by a policeman while in the car?

5. Which of the following best describes Philip?

(see the answer keys)

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