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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 say he lacks in his relationships with women?

2. What does Clamence think his suicide would do for his friends?

3. Who painted the painting?

4. What kind of faith does the young Frenchman have?

5. How do male friends in Greece walk?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a fear of judgment affect Clament?

2. Describe the Dutch town.

3. What does Clamence remember about Paris in chapter 5?

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

5. What does the little ease signify?

6. How does Clamence make himself feel happy?

7. How does Clamence lose his title of pope?

8. How does Clamence decide to add excitement to his life in chapter 5?

9. What does the boat in the fifth chapter represent?

10. What is Clamence's reason for stealing a dying man's water?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine monologue. How does Camus develop characterization, plot and themes through the use of monologue. What meaning would the novel lose if it was written in ordinary prose?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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