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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. Whose company does Clamence say he removes himself from?
(a) Women
(b) Family
(c) Criminals
(d) Men

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

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

4. How do male friends in Greece walk?
(a) Side by side
(b) Hand in hand
(c) With hands in their pockets
(d) With one friend two feet behind

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence observe on the surface of the water?

2. Who does Clamence want to vilify?

3. What is the first stage of Clamence's argument?

4. What is Clamence too self obsessed to do?

5. When did Clamence claim he contracted malaria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a little ease?

2. Why does Clamence call attention to the quaintness of Amsterdam?

3. Describe the Dutch town.

4. What does Clamence say is the goal of living?

5. Why must the doves remain high in the atmosphere?

6. Describe Clamence's hallucination aboard the boat in chapter 5?

7. What debauchery does Clamence partake in?

8. How does Greece contrast with Paris?

9. Summarize Clamence's argument?

10. What encourage Clamence to join the foreign legion?

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