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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is a major part of why Philip is so pleased with Anne-Marie?
(a) She makes good money.
(b) She doesn't make any demands on him.
(c) She is totally submissive to him.
(d) She is the prettiest girl he has ever met.

5. What is the state of Philip and Anne-Marie's relationship in Chapter 30?
(a) They are married.
(b) They are separated.
(c) They are divorced.
(d) They are engaged.

6. What does Philip do as he and Anne-Marie make love?
(a) Falls asleep.
(b) Hums.
(c) Eats a sandwich.
(d) Watches people out the window.

7. In what city is the nightclub where Philip and Anne-Marie located?
(a) Paris.
(b) Lyons.
(c) Dijon.
(d) Provence.

8. Which of Anne-Marie's possessions does Philip want her to get rid of?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Bird.
(c) Car.
(d) Fur coat.

9. What is the probable source of Philip's reluctance to commit to Anne-Marie?
(a) His mother's suicide.
(b) His love for someone else.
(c) His history of rejections.
(d) His job.

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

11. Which author does Anne-Marie claim to have read?
(a) Zola.
(b) Proust.
(c) Faulkner.
(d) Hemingway.

12. Why is Philip annoyed with Anne-Marie when they go swimming?
(a) She refuses to get wet.
(b) She swims faster than he does.
(c) She splashes him in the face.
(d) She won't swim naked.

13. Where does Philip begin to plan a new life for Anne-Marie and himself?
(a) Madrid.
(b) America.
(c) London.
(d) Berlin.

14. Where is the narrator in Chapter 26?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Provence.

15. To whom is Philip introduced while in Paris?
(a) Alexis.
(b) Alix.
(c) Allison.
(d) Ali.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Philip visit in Chapter 29?

2. Why do the others not care to eat the food prepared by Billy and the narrator?

3. Why is the narrator embarrassed at this point in his life?

4. With what is Philip struggling?

5. How does Philip view Anne-Marie?

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