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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. What body marks does the chubby woman on the train have?
(a) Moles.
(b) Purple birthmarks.
(c) Piercings.
(d) Tattoes.
2. Which scenario does the narrator NOT imagine regarding the waitress?
(a) He casually runs into her.
(b) He marries her.
(c) They talk for awhile.
(d) They make love.
3. Why does Danielle annoy Philip?
(a) She never pays for her own meal.
(b) She chews with her mouth open.
(c) She smokes incessantly.
(d) She is a reminder that Anne-Marie has a life apart from him.
4. What is Cristina Wheatland's home country?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) America.
(d) France.
5. Which of the following do Philip and Anne-Marie NOT do the next day?
(a) Go to a movie.
(b) Walk along the river.
(c) Have breakfast in bed.
(d) Have sex.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is one thing that holds the narrator back in his living experience in Autun?
2. The narrator's photography _____________ his way of observing life.
3. Which of the following does NOT describe Philip's life now?
4. Where does Anne-Marie keep her savings?
5. What does the narrator call the dark little bar where he goes with Billy and Cristina?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the Jobses and why do the narrator and Philip spend time with them?
2. Explain how the narrator gleans information for his stories about Philip and Anne-Marie.
3. Even though he is primarily an observer, what other elements of the narrator's psyche enter into the development of his stories?
4. How do thoughts of Philip and Anne-Marie's intimacy make the narrator feel even more alone?
5. What does the narrator learn about Philip and about himself as he gets to know him?
6. Explain the correlation the author makes between Philip's soon-to-be-extinguished life and Philip and Anne-Marie engaging in anal sex.
7. How does the author literally and figuratively use foreshadowing of Philip's death in the fortune teller scenario?
8. What is at the core of Philip attraction to Anne-Marie?
9. Who is Claude Picquet and what are the narrator's thoughts about her?
10. How do Philip and Anne-Marie view the relationship from cross purposes?
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