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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence say he is at the end of the chapter?
(a) Innocent of his sins
(b) A modern prophet
(c) A modern tyrant
(d) A lost soul

2. What does Clamence say is happiness for him?
(a) Feeling love
(b) Making women cry
(c) Making others unhappy
(d) Making people laugh

3. What did Clamence think of the auditor as before this chapter?
(a) As a compatriot
(b) As a lost brother
(c) As a dear friend
(d) As a fellow sinner

4. What does Clamence assure the auditor the boat is doing?
(a) Traveling at mid speed
(b) Going to Paris
(c) Turning back
(d) Traveling at top speed

5. What does Clamence claim decides a person's guilt?
(a) The media
(b) The government
(c) Public opinion
(d) A judge

6. What is the girl's father's pastime?
(a) Hockey
(b) Fly-casting
(c) Tennis
(d) Horse racing

7. Where does Clamence intend to end up?
(a) Rome
(b) London
(c) Berlin
(d) Stockholm

8. What kind of faith does the young Frenchman have?
(a) Jewish
(b) Muslim
(c) Buddhist
(d) Catholic

9. What door does Clamence ask the auditor to lock?
(a) The wardrobe door
(b) The cabinet door
(c) The bedroom door
(d) The kitchen door

10. Why is water so important in the camp?
(a) It is a dry climate
(b) There is a shortage
(c) It is needed for everything
(d) It is the only thing to drink

11. Where does Clamence see the dog?
(a) In his hotel
(b) In a bus
(c) On the metro
(d) On a metro platform

12. When did Clamence claim he contracted malaria?
(a) During his time in the trenches
(b) During his time as pope
(c) During his time as a circus performer
(d) During his time in Africa

13. How does Clamence offend atheists?
(a) By reading from the bible
(b) By joining the church
(c) By belittling their belief
(d) By speaking of God

14. What does Clamence say the underlying environment of the Dutch part of town is like?
(a) Quiet and shy
(b) A criminal wasteland
(c) Gray, wet and devoid of people
(d) Humorous and quaint

15. What subject does Clamence move onto after he talks about his lack of friends?
(a) Suicide
(b) Marriage
(c) Murder
(d) God

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of love does the woman Clamence falls in love with believe in?

2. What do jailers do to a person in the spitting cell?

3. What does Clamence decide to join after the incident with the dog?

4. What does Clamence now think of the auditor as?

5. What is Clamence's most important duty?

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