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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. What does Clamence say he is constantly attached to?
(a) Crime
(b) Love
(c) Women
(d) His mother

2. Where does Clamence return to when he is struck?
(a) The grass verge
(b) The bar
(c) His home
(d) His car

3. What does Clamence smile at in this chapter?
(a) A mirror
(b) A woman
(c) A dog
(d) A child

4. Who does Clamence claim he waits for in Mexico City?
(a) Lonely women
(b) A friend
(c) Americans
(d) Displaced Europeans

5. What does Clamence say he was forced to remember?
(a) His love for life
(b) His actions and motivations
(c) His parents
(d) His brother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?

2. Who does Clamence claim he used to act as an advocate for?

3. What does Clamence say his own sign would look like?

4. What two traitors does Clamence mention in this chapter?

5. What does Clamence realize about the woman that deceives him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Clamence's role in Paris society?

2. What is significant about the story about the motorcycle?

3. Describe the Mexico City bar.

4. What is a deus ex machina?

5. In what way does Clamence compare Amsterdam to Dante's circles of hell?

6. What does Clamence show himself up to be in this chapter?

7. How does the laugh Clamence heard on the bridge affect his life?

8. In what way does the author show that Clamence is not as confident as he claims?

9. Summarize the story about the motorcycle Clamence tells in chapter 3?

10. In what way is Clamence similar to the criminals he once defended?

(see the answer keys)

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