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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 begins Clamence's dissertation on power?

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

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

4. What does Clamence say he is constantly attached to?

5. What does Clamence say a woman's faithfulness feeds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a deus ex machina?

2. How does Clamence see himself?

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

4. In what way is Clamence similar to the criminals he once defended?

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

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

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

8. What is Clamence's relationship with women?

9. Describe the auditor

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel is set in Amsterdam.

1) What meaning does Amsterdam bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that was set in Amsterdam?

2) How different do you think today's Amsterdam is to the Amsterdam in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's Amsterdam?

3) How do you think the Amsterdam settings of the novel contributes to the novel's philosophy?

Essay Topic 2

The Fall is written in the second person person. Why do you think Camus chose to write the story in the second person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it was written in the third person?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Camus use character and setting to express these themes?

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