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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After leaving Albert, where did Paul urge Elisabeth and Irma to go?
(a) To a resort in the mountains.
(b) To stay in the country.
(c) To a hotel in the city.
(d) To stay with her mother.

2. What does Margot say Axel is in the habit of confiding in her?
(a) His love affairs.
(b) His hopes and dreams.
(c) His professional secrets.
(d) Stories about his family.

3. What does Axel say is "the point of life's joke" in Chapter 22?
(a) Illness.
(b) Death.
(c) Divorce.
(d) Marriage.

4. What is the only topic Albert is not frank about with Elisabeth?
(a) Politics.
(b) His job.
(c) Lust.
(d) Money.

5. According to Albert, who locked him in the bedroom?
(a) Irma.
(b) Paul.
(c) The housekeeper.
(d) A burglar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 15, Albert has gotten used to never speaking to Margot about ____________.

2. How long did it take of living with Margot for Albert's memories of living with his wife and daughter to be dulled?

3. What does Axel give to Margot after they leave the dinner party?

4. What does Margot ask her landlady to do at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 10, what amazes Albert about Margot?

(see the answer key)

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