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

2. What hobby does the narrator enjoy?
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Antiquing.
(c) Photography.
(d) Woodworking.

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

4. Which of the following is something that is NOT in the control of a photographer?
(a) A subject.
(b) Foreground.
(c) The weather.
(d) An angle.

5. From what country has Philip Dean just returned?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) Spain.
(d) Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Philip visit his father?

2. How does Philip feel about Anne-Marie in Chapter 12?

3. What does the narrator wish he had the courage to do?

4. Which of the following is NOT a source of information for the narrator regarding his stories of Philip and Anne-Marie?

5. What subject does Philip tutor for the Jobses?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator's interaction with the Wheatlands in Paris force him to think about his life of solitude?

2. Explain the correlation the author makes between Philip's soon-to-be-extinguished life and Philip and Anne-Marie engaging in anal sex.

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

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

5. Why is the narrator leaving one city and what is his destination as the novel begins?

6. How does the author provide some foreshadowing of Philip's future?

7. How does the narrator spend his first full day in Autun?

8. Who are the Jobses and why do the narrator and Philip spend time with them?

9. 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?

10. Describe the two extremes of feelings that Philip has regarding Anne-Marie.

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