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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. Where will the narrator be staying while in Autun?
(a) A bed and breakfast.
(b) A hostel.
(c) A house owned by friends.
(d) A Holiday Inn.

2. What do the narrator and the others see while strolling around town at three o'clock in the morning?
(a) A convent.
(b) A slaughterhouse.
(c) A museum.
(d) A whorehouse.

3. To where has the narrator moved in Chapter 4?
(a) Austin.
(b) Autun.
(c) Arles.
(d) Amarillo.

4. Which of the following best describes Philip?
(a) Tenacious.
(b) Reliable.
(c) Planner.
(d) Wanderer.

5. What reason does Philip give his father for needing money?
(a) His rent is due.
(b) He needs a summer wardrobe.
(c) He does not give a reason.
(d) He wants a new car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the only friend of Billy's that Cristina says she likes?

3. Who becomes Philip's lover in Chapter 8?

4. How many lovers has Anne-Marie had before Philip?

5. What does Cristina complain about when Philip visits her and Billy in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the outcome of Cristina and Billy's attempt to fix the narrator up with their friend, Alix?

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

4. What can be said about the narrator's reducing women to little more than sexual objects?

5. How has Philip's life changed from one of ease to one of extreme ambiguity and what could be considered a factor in his way of life now?

6. How can the narrator be characterized as observant?

7. What is at the core of Philip attraction to Anne-Marie?

8. What is revealed about Philip's personality from his actions?

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

10. What does the narrator find at Anne-Marie's that makes him think about how advantageous Philip is and whether he should warn Anne-Marie about Philip?

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