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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Philip's response when the narrator asks him about marrying Anne-Marie?
(a) He has already married her.
(b) He will never marry her.
(c) He is thinking about it.
(d) He isn't sure she will marry him.

2. Why does Philip chastise Anne-Marie in the hotel?
(a) She gets drunk.
(b) She throws ice at him.
(c) She snores too loud.
(d) She goes out in the hallway in her underwear.

3. With whom does the narrator spend time while Philip is away?
(a) Billy.
(b) Cristina.
(c) Anne-Marie.
(d) Alix.

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

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

6. What do Philip and Anne-Marie attempt to attend but is canceled because of rain?
(a) An outdoor play.
(b) A festival.
(c) A picnic.
(d) A soccer match.

7. Who takes care of returning Philip's personal effects to his father?
(a) Billy.
(b) Cristina.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Anne-Marie.

8. What make of car is involved in the accident that Philip and Anne-Marie pass on the way to the countryside?
(a) VW.
(b) Citroen.
(c) Renault.
(d) Fiat.

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

10. Why did Philip marry Anne-Marie?
(a) To become more respectable.
(b) To be with her forever.
(c) To salvage the relationship.
(d) To get her inheritance.

11. Which of the following does NOT characterize Philip?
(a) Image conscious.
(b) Financially ruined.
(c) Extremely vulnerable.
(d) A respectable businessman.

12. Why does Philip want to return to America?
(a) To see old school friends.
(b) To go back to school.
(c) To start a business.
(d) To visit his grandmother.

13. What does the narrator give Philip for his trip?
(a) Hotel recommendations.
(b) Money.
(c) Phone numbers of friends.
(d) Dramamine.

14. Why is the narrator so frustrated with his interaction with Alix?
(a) He can't effectively engage her in conversation.
(b) She is not very bright.
(c) She has an annoying laugh.
(d) She won't have sex with him.

15. How can Anne-Marie's stepfather be characterized?
(a) Engaging.
(b) Somber.
(c) Witty.
(d) Vital.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the narrator struggle to free himself?

2. How does Philip view every minute of his relationship with Anne-Marie?

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

4. What food dish does the narrator help Billy prepare?

5. Who does Anne-Marie ask Philip to meet?

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