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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Anne-Marie keep her savings?
(a) A jelly jar.
(b) An armoire.
(c) A bank.
(d) Buried under a tree.

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

3. Who is the young French girl drinking with the black American soldiers?
(a) Louise.
(b) Jeanette.
(c) Jeanne Marie.
(d) Anne-Marie.

4. What is Cristina Wheatland's home country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) America.

5. Which scenario does the narrator NOT imagine regarding the waitress?
(a) They make love.
(b) They talk for awhile.
(c) He marries her.
(d) He casually runs into her.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's photography _____________ his way of observing life.

2. What is the name of the friend who Cristina wants the narrator to meet at the party?

3. What do the narrator and the others see while strolling around town at three o'clock in the morning?

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip's life now?

5. Who is the waitress that the narrator meets while in his reverie of Autun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the two extremes of feelings that Philip has regarding Anne-Marie.

2. Explain how the narrator gleans information for his stories about Philip and Anne-Marie.

3. Describe a typical day for the narrator in Autun.

4. How does the narrator's interaction with the Wheatlands in Paris force him to think about his life of solitude?

5. Is the narrator's trip to Autun real or imagined?

6. How has Philip's life changed from one of ease to one of extreme ambiguity and what could be considered a factor in his way of life now?

7. How does the meaning of "duration" vary for the narrator, Philip and Anne-Marie in the context of their lives?

8. Where does the narrator plan to stay while in Autun?

9. Explain the correlation the author makes between Philip's soon-to-be-extinguished life and Philip and Anne-Marie engaging in anal sex.

10. How does the narrator reconnect with Philip Dean?

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