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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 is the first topic to be discussed in this chapter?
(a) Friendship
(b) Marriage
(c) Crossing bridges
(d) The laughter

2. What does Clamence say he is doomed to?
(a) Hell
(b) Disgrace
(c) An empty eternity
(d) Heaven

3. What does Clamence believe is necessary?
(a) Love
(b) Slavery
(c) Hate
(d) Marriage

4. What phrase does Clamence use to describe his fall?
(a) Night when the sky was black and people forgot to smile
(b) Evening when the music stopped and the lights went out.
(c) When everyone turned their backs
(d) Day when he told his wife he did not want to see her again

5. How did Clamence get across bridges after he heard the laugh?
(a) Tram
(b) Train
(c) He ran
(d) Bus or car

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does someone in the crowd attack Clamence?

2. What nationality are the two men?

3. What does Clamence respect about the Dutch middle class?

4. Where does Clamence say he is obliged to live?

5. What city are the two men in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Clamence compare Amsterdam to Dante's circles of hell?

2. How is Clamence's role as a deus ex machina an accurate metaphor for his work with the demoralized criminals of Paris?

3. What is the significance of Clamence calling himself Jean-Baptiste?

4. Why does Clamence say he strives to be selfless?

5. Describe the auditor

6. Why does Clamence say it is easier to be closer to a dead person?

7. Summarize the story about the motorcycle Clamence tells in chapter 3?

8. In what way is Clamence two faced?

9. How does the laugh Clamence heard on the bridge affect his life?

10. Describe Clamence's experience on the Pont de Arts.

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