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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. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip's car?
(a) Late model.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Fancy.
(d) Fast.

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

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

4. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip?
(a) Dependent.
(b) Free spirit.
(c) Very bright.
(d) Rebellious.

5. Which of the following does the narrator NOT do as he adjusts to Autun?
(a) Appreciates the simplicity of village life.
(b) Strolls around the town.
(c) Takes in the town's beauty.
(d) Makes renovations on the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator believes that being alone is superior to ________________.

2. What does Philip's father wish that Philip could be?

3. Who is the waitress that the narrator meets while in his reverie of Autun?

4. What is the surname of Billy's friends with whom the narrator and Philip have dinner?

5. To where has the narrator moved in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Philip's feelings about Anne-Marie and any future they might have in Chapter 16?

2. Describe the scene when Philip goes to Anne-Marie's parents' home for dinner.

3. How does the author literally and figuratively use foreshadowing of Philip's death in the fortune teller scenario?

4. What is the nature of the narrator's documentation project in Chapter 20?

5. How do Philip and Anne-Marie view the relationship from cross purposes?

6. How does the narrator reconnect with Philip Dean?

7. Where does the narrator plan to stay while in Autun?

8. Explain how the narrator gleans information for his stories about Philip and Anne-Marie.

9. What information does the narrator find in Philip's diaries?

10. How does the author foreshadow Philip's death as he and Anne-Marie drive to the countryside?

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