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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence think understanding is?
(a) The main stay of all relationships
(b) Boring
(c) A waste of time
(d) A mediocre emotion

2. Where does Clamence walk the auditor to?
(a) A brothel
(b) His boat
(c) A restaurant
(d) His hotel

3. What bridge does Clamence say he stood on in this chapter?
(a) Pont des Arts
(b) Amsterdam Bridge
(c) Brooklyn Bridge
(d) London Bridge

4. What two passions do Parisians have?
(a) Ideas and fornication
(b) Coffee and crepes
(c) Religion and education
(d) Wine and cheese

5. What does Clamence smile at in this chapter?
(a) A mirror
(b) A child
(c) A dog
(d) A woman

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?

2. What drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?

3. What does Clamence feel when the young woman kills herself?

4. What does Clamence hear on the the Pont des Arts?

5. Why does Clamence help the blind across the street?

(see the answer key)

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