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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 claim his occupation is?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Judge penitent
(c) Writer
(d) Doctor

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

3. Who does Clamence gesture to in the bar?
(a) A burglar
(b) A barmaid
(c) The auditor
(d) A waiter

4. What does Clamence refer to his new companion as?
(a) A slave
(b) A Sadduce
(c) A martyr
(d) A mason

5. Why does the young woman kill herself?
(a) Her child is killed
(b) Clamence does not want her
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She has been accused of murder

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence think understanding is?

2. What is an example of the use of power Clamence talks about?

3. What is the first topic to be discussed in this chapter?

4. What does Clamence say his own sign would look like?

5. What drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In what way does the author show that Clamence is not as confident as he claims?

5. How does Clamence see himself?

6. What does Clamence talk about on the walk to the hotel?

7. What was Clamence's role in Paris society?

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

9. What is Clamence's opinion on the Dutch?

10. What do Clamence and his new companion represent?

(see the answer keys)

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