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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other torture apparatus does Clamence mention in this chapter?
(a) A thumb screw
(b) The rack
(c) A spitting cell
(d) The hair puller

2. Why does Clamence decide to keep only the company of women?
(a) To raise his spirits
(b) To find a wife
(c) To rediscover his passion
(d) To develop his feminine side

3. What country does Clamence follow his friend to?
(a) Tunisia
(b) Italy
(c) Morrocco
(d) Egypt

4. What does the mention of the little ease provoke Clamence to talk about next?
(a) Misunderstandings
(b) The financial market
(c) Innocence and guilt
(d) Love and marriage

5. What does the young man want the prison pope to be elected for?
(a) His failings
(b) His height
(c) His ugliness
(d) His skill at ping pong

6. In what chapter did Clamence first mention the little ease?
(a) Chapter 4
(b) Chapter 1
(c) Chapter 3
(d) Chapter 2

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

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

9. What does Clamence say is the only reason for suicide?
(a) To get out of debt
(b) To go to heaven
(c) To end ones life
(d) To observe its affects

10. Who does the girl want to punish when she kills herself?
(a) Her father
(b) Her brother
(c) Her boyfriend
(d) Her mother

11. What does Clamence begin to wonder when he contracts liver disease?
(a) If he is a good person
(b) If he survive the day
(c) If his life was a waste
(d) If there is a god

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

13. What does Clamence say is the goal of living?
(a) To avoid judgement
(b) To fall in love
(c) To avoid punishment
(d) To get to heaven

14. What does Clamence say happens to everybody he meets?
(a) They become an accomplice in his game
(b) They fall in love with him
(c) They lose faith in themselves
(d) They kill themslves

15. What does Clamence observe on the surface of the water?
(a) A dark speck
(b) A human foot
(c) His trousers
(d) A whale

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Clamence and the auditor traveling on in this chapter?

2. What brings an end to Clamence's brief happiness?

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

4. Who does Clamence talk about after his discussion about innocence and guilt?

5. What age was the little ease employed?

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