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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 does the narrator think about a good-looking boy he sees at the bar?
(a) He should never have started smoking.
(b) He will be good at seducing women.
(c) He really needs a haircut.
(d) He would make a good soccer player.

2. Who is the only friend of Billy's that Cristina says she likes?
(a) James.
(b) Sean.
(c) Antoine.
(d) The narrator.

3. What season is it in Chapter 12?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.

4. Why are Philip pulled over by a policeman while in the car?
(a) He was driving erratically.
(b) He was speeding.
(c) His headlight was out.
(d) He was driving on the wrong side of the road.

5. During what war time was Anne-Marie born?
(a) Vietnam War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) Korean War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will the narrator be staying while in Autun?

2. What does Philip admit to not having much of?

3. What does Cristina tell the narrator he should be?

4. Which characteristic best describes why Philip is a good photographer?

5. Where does the narrator go after seeing the children's game?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the meaning of "duration" vary for the narrator, Philip and Anne-Marie in the context of their lives?

2. How does Philip view Anne-Marie's subordination and how does he plan to capitalize on it?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the point of view of the novel?

9. Explain why Philip is so annoyed by Anne-Marie's friend, Danielle.

10. Describe how Philip and Anne-Marie's relationship begins to alter and what the basis for the transition is.

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