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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 should a master exercise power without?

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

3. What would Clamence's cards read?

4. What does Clamence feel when the young woman kills herself?

5. Which of the following subjects does Clamence talk about as they walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clamence see himself?

2. What is Clamence's opinion on slavery?

3. What is a deus ex machina?

4. Describe the auditor

5. What is significant about the story about the motorcycle?

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

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

8. What is the significance of Clamence calling himself Jean-Baptiste?

9. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

10. What does Clamence say his sign would be?

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

Discuss whether you think this statement is true or false: The Fall foreshadows the loss of religious belief in the western world Use two examples from the novel to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does Camus express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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