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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 Clamence say we owe the dead?
(a) Nothing
(b) An apology
(c) A monument
(d) Life

2. What does Clamence say would happen if every criminal were sentenced?
(a) There would be no crime
(b) Society would be soulless
(c) We would live in Utopia
(d) Everyone would presume themselves innocent

3. What drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?
(a) Whisky
(b) Vodka
(c) Gin
(d) Wine

4. What is the only language the bartender speaks?
(a) German
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) English

5. Who did Clamence have an argument with?
(a) A man on a stalled motorcycle
(b) His brother
(c) His wife
(d) A woman on a dead horse

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does Clamence use to describe his fall?

2. What is the full name of the narrator?

3. In what city was Clamence a defense attorney?

4. Why does the young woman kill herself?

5. What does Clamence claim would be true happiness for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Clamence show himself to be a narcissist?

2. What is Clamence's opinion on slavery?

3. How does the narrator compare Amsterdam and Paris?

4. What do Clamence and his new companion represent?

5. What does Clamence say his sign would be?

6. Describe the auditor

7. How does Clamence see himself?

8. What does Clamence show himself up to be in this chapter?

9. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

10. Why will Clamence not cross bridges?

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