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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. How does Hella feel about Jacque?
(a) She loves him.
(b) She respects him.
(c) She does not like him.
(d) She pities him.

2. After the murder, David admits to Hella that he felt what for Giovanni?
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Hatred.

3. What tragedy has Giovanni recently endured?
(a) The death of his grandmother.
(b) A still-born child.
(c) Losing the family fortune.
(d) Losing his parents.

4. After David and Giovanni share their first sexual encounter, why does David stay?
(a) He is too timid to leave.
(b) He is in love with Giovanni.
(c) He is afraid of Giovanni.
(d) He has given up on life.

5. The French news claims what is lost with Guillaume's murder?
(a) A brilliant mind.
(b) A great bar.
(c) Respect for humanity.
(d) French history.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David imagine Giovanni did, prior to the murder?

2. After sleeping with Giovanni, how many letters does David receive in the mail?

3. Why is the murder of Guillaume big news?

4. How does David proposition Sue?

5. What object do David and Giovanni seem to threaten one another with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Giovanni smash a cognac glass in Part Two: Chapter Three?

3. Why does David contemplate suicide?

4. Why does David take on the role of housewife while Giovanni is at the bar?

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

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

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

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

9. What does David believe about the murder?

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

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