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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 has several surgical scars.
(c) She has blemishes on her back.
(d) She is sway-backed.

2. Where does the narrator go at night?
(a) A play.
(b) A movie.
(c) A hotel bar.
(d) A disco.

3. Where does the narrator now spend nearly every day?
(a) Sleeping at home.
(b) At the cafe where Claude works.
(c) At museums.
(d) Walking the streets of Paris.

4. How did Philip's mother die when he was a boy?
(a) Car accident.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Terminal illness.

5. Who is the waitress the narrator recalls from a previous visit to Autun?
(a) Claudia Piquet.
(b) Cynthia Parquet.
(c) Jennie Patron.
(d) Claude Piquet.

6. What is the phase in a person's life when he abandons the world when it becomes too much to bear?
(a) Depression.
(b) Delusion.
(c) Mania.
(d) Escape.

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

8. How does Philip feel about Anne-Marie in Chapter 12?
(a) He is going to propose to her.
(b) He has broken up with her.
(c) He is getting bored with her.
(d) He is crazy about her.

9. What does Philip buy for Anne-Marie when they go shopping?
(a) Watch.
(b) Pullover.
(c) Purse.
(d) Perfume.

10. What does Cristina complain about when Philip visits her and Billy in Paris?
(a) Her lost luggage.
(b) How little sex she and Billy have.
(c) The price of artichokes.
(d) How hot it is in the apartment.

11. What offer does Billy make to the narrator?
(a) To stay at his house in Autun.
(b) To stay in his New York apartment.
(c) To get his a job with his father's firm.
(d) To borrow his car.

12. Where do Philip and the narrator have dinner?
(a) A bistro.
(b) The hotel where Claude works.
(c) A hot dog stand.
(d) A seaside shack.

13. What does the narrator spend most of his time doing these days?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Studying French.
(c) Obsessing about Philip and Anne-Marie.
(d) Learning French cooking.

14. What is the nature of the narrator's relationship with Claude?
(a) They are engaged.
(b) They are dating casually.
(c) They used to date.
(d) He has sexual fantasies of her.

15. Which university did Philip attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Stanford.

Short Answer Questions

1. What body marks does the chubby woman on the train have?

2. Why does Danielle annoy Philip?

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

4. Why is Anne-Marie miffed while at dinner with Philip?

5. Which of the following best describes Philip?

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