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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence hear on the the Pont des Arts?

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

3. What does Clamence realize about the woman that deceives him?

4. What does Clamence suggests happens when he climbs to great heights?

5. On what bridge does Clamence witness a suicide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clamence see himself?

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

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

4. What does Clamence say his sign would be?

5. Describe the auditor

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

7. Why will Clamence not cross bridges?

8. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

9. What is a deus ex machina?

10. What is Clamence's relationship with women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine translations. Do you think think a translator has to know about a country as well as the language to translate a book effectively? What do you think The Fall loses in its translation? In what way would you get more out of a book by reading it in its original translation?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the following statement: The Fall is reacts against existentialism rather than supporting it. Using examples from the book write an essay either for or against the statement.

Essay Topic 3

What is Clamence referring to when he states a death of a person brings them closer to us? Is this statement specific to his own personality or is he trying to attribute it to society in general?

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