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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. When Giovanni is mad at David, what insult does he use to hurt him?
(a) David's timidity.
(b) David's homosexuality.
(c) David's lazy nature.
(d) David's nationality.

2. Why does David begin contemplating suicide?
(a) He is conflicted about his relationship with Giovanni.
(b) He is tired of being poor.
(c) He has nothing to live for.
(d) He cannot handle the guilt of betraying Hella.

3. When David pictures Giovanni's in jail, what brings him to tears?
(a) The dirt floor.
(b) Details about Giovanni.
(c) The noise.
(d) The curtains.

4. Who keeps in touch with Giovanni's lawyer?
(a) Hella.
(b) David.
(c) Jacques.
(d) Giovanni's father.

5. Once Hella returns, what news does David send his father?
(a) All of these.
(b) He and Hella will honeymoon in Europe.
(c) He will return to America.
(d) He and Hella will be married.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Giovanni's behest, who does David plan to ask for money?

2. Where does Hella ask many questions about Giovanni?

3. How long does David spend away from Giovanni when Hella first arrives?

4. Where does David pick up his mail?

5. What does Hella say Americans should never do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who do Hella and David run into at a bookstore?

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

3. How does David learn the details of Giovanni's case?

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

5. What does David notice about the American men at American Express?

6. Why is Giovanni's situation so difficult when David leaves?

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

8. What does David believe about the murder?

9. What does Giovanni's room make David think of?

10. Why does the newspaper sensationalize Guillaume's murder?

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