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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Philip and Anne-Marie get a room at a hotel which used to be a ___________ in Chapter 24.
(a) School.
(b) Castle.
(c) Church.
(d) Restaurant.

2. What is Dean reluctant to do on the first night of his marriage to Anne-Marie?
(a) Have dinner with friends.
(b) Have sex.
(c) Get drunk.
(d) Go out dancing.

3. Why is the narrator embarrassed at this point in his life?
(a) He has no real friends.
(b) He doesn't have a good job.
(c) He is still single.
(d) He doesn't have much money.

4. What does Philip do before making love with Anne-Marie when they return to their hotel room?
(a) Calls room service.
(b) Admires himself naked in the mirror.
(c) Has some wine.
(d) Makes a couple phone calls.

5. Why does Alix think Philip spends so much time in Autun?
(a) A woman.
(b) A job.
(c) The weather.
(d) The culture.

6. What is Anne-Marie carrying when the narrator sees her on the sidewalk?
(a) Book bag.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Umbrella.
(d) Easel.

7. Why do the others not care to eat the food prepared by Billy and the narrator?
(a) They are waiting for the pizza delivery.
(b) The eggs are brown and rancid.
(c) They are not hungry.
(d) They have dinner reservations.

8. What event does the author foreshadow in connection with anal sex in Chapter 25?
(a) Anne-Marie's death.
(b) Philip's death.
(c) The end of the relationship.
(d) Philip's illness.

9. Which of the following does Anne-Marie NOT talk about regarding her first child?
(a) The child's school.
(b) The child's ancestry.
(c) The child's future.
(d) The child's name.

10. What does Anne-Marie do as she and Philip make love the next morning?
(a) Smokes a cigarette.
(b) Talks on the phone.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Reads a magazine.

11. What does the narrator find in his apartment that reminds him of Philip?
(a) A will.
(b) A red sweater.
(c) A stack of books.
(d) A list of places he and Anne-Marie wanted to visit.

12. Which of the following is NOT something that the narrator finds in one of Philip's diaries?
(a) List of cities.
(b) List of vacation locales.
(c) List of towns.
(d) Love poems.

13. Which of the following does Philip NOT say when Anne-Marie suggests having sex in the woods?
(a) He has done it before.
(b) It would be too dirty.
(c) It is quite nice.
(d) He would like to.

14. What are Philip and Anne-Marie doing at the beginning of Chapter 32?
(a) Sightseeing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Driving.

15. Which sexual roleplay scenario do Philip and Anne-Marie particularly enjoy?
(a) Boss and secretary.
(b) Professor and student.
(c) Doctor and patient.
(d) Policeman and prostitute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give Philip for his trip?

2. What is the state of Philip and Anne-Marie's relationship in Chapter 30?

3. Who takes care of returning Philip's personal effects to his father?

4. Which author does Anne-Marie claim to have read?

5. What is Philip's response when the narrator asks him about marrying Anne-Marie?

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