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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jacques is afraid David will do what to Giovanni?
(a) Slap him.
(b) Fall in love with him.
(c) Shut him out.
(d) Go out with him.

2. Giovanni claims that one day he might do what?
(a) Swim the English Channel.
(b) Open a bar.
(c) Move to America.
(d) Have a mistress again.

3. How close in age are David and Hella?
(a) One year.
(b) They are the same age.
(c) Two years.
(d) Ten years.

4. What time does the bar close, the night David meets Giovanni?
(a) Midnight.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) 5 a.m.
(d) 4 a.m.

5. Who shares a running commentary about the potential relationship between David and Giovanni?
(a) Giullaume and Jacques.
(b) Jacques and Giovanni.
(c) The bartender.
(d) David's father.

6. What does Giovanni respect about women?
(a) Their inner life.
(b) Their shrewd behavior.
(c) Their physique.
(d) Their intelligence.

7. What role does David serve in the novel?
(a) All of these.
(b) Main character.
(c) Narrator.
(d) Protagonist.

8. What significant person scolds David for his drunk driving accident?
(a) The judge.
(b) No one.
(c) His father.
(d) Ellen.

9. Where does Giovanni invite David after their first meal together?
(a) His apartment.
(b) The bar.
(c) Jacques' after party.
(d) His parent's house.

10. What does David plan to do when Hella returns from Spain?
(a) End the relationship with Hella.
(b) Tell Hella the truth and let her decide.
(c) End the relationship with Giovanni.
(d) Juggle both relationships.

11. What did Giovanni do in order to stay in the country?
(a) Sell drugs.
(b) Let Giullaume take advantage of him.
(c) Steal from his employer.
(d) Play guitar in the subway.

12. How does Ellen treat her brother?
(a) She looks up to him.
(b) Poorly.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) With affection.

13. What happens to David's attraction to Hella, after the conversation with Giovanni?
(a) It weakens.
(b) It intensifies.
(c) It vanishes altogether.
(d) It remains the same.

14. What do Guillaume and Jacques do when men are present?
(a) Tell loud jokes.
(b) Check them out.
(c) Flirt with women.
(d) Show-off.

15. What is immediately apparent, when David and Giovanni meet?
(a) A mutual attraction.
(b) David is allergic to olives.
(c) Giovanni is much more intelligent.
(d) They do not like each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Giullaume's life filled with?

2. Why does David move in with Giovanni?

3. How Madame Clothilde greet Giovanni when she sees him?

4. How does Ellen act when company is present?

5. How does David treat Joey, following their sexual encounter?

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