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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does David meet Hella when she comes back to town?
(a) His old apartment.
(b) Hella's house.
(c) The train station.
(d) A park bench.

2. David compares the house he lives in with Hella to what?
(a) A sweet dream.
(b) A sanctuary.
(c) A prison.
(d) A nightmare.

3. What country does David suggest he and Giovanni move to?
(a) The United States.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

4. How does David feel about Paris?
(a) He knows he does not belong.
(b) He thinks it is filthy.
(c) He loves it.
(d) He hates it.

5. Why is Hella returning to Paris?
(a) She is suspicious of David.
(b) She misses her family.
(c) She is out of money.
(d) David has proposed to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the murder of Guillaume big news?

2. Where does Giovanni stay while awaiting his trial?

3. After the murder, David admits to Hella that he felt what for Giovanni?

4. When the relationship between Hella and David deteriorates, what do they do too often?

5. The French news claims what is lost with Guillaume's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the life in the south of France less than idyllic for David and Hella?

2. When Hella arrives, what does David do to Giovanni?

3. What shocking news does David hear regarding Guillaume?

4. Why is Giovanni home when David returns from his tryst with Sue?

5. In what ways is Giovanni's room isolated?

6. What does David believe about the murder?

7. David suggests the garbage in the city goes to where?

8. Why does David contemplate suicide?

9. Even though David promises to move to another country with Giovanni, he secretly believes he will still do what?

10. Why does David complain about Giovanni's room?

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