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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Albert left to live with Margot, what excuse was Frieda told to give anyone who called looking for him?
(a) He was ill.
(b) He was visiting relatives.
(c) He was at work.
(d) He had gone to Italy.

2. What does Margot's father do for a living?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is a salesman.
(c) He is a delivery man.
(d) He is a house porter.

3. How does Margot refer to herself in the letter she sends to Albert inviting him to visit her?
(a) As a kitten.
(b) As a bird.
(c) As a fairy.
(d) As a damsel in distress.

4. What is Margot wearing at the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) A tennis oufit.
(b) A dressing gown.
(c) A sundress.
(d) A black bathing suit.

5. At the dinner party, what does Olga Waldheim tell stories about?
(a) Her travels.
(b) Her cats.
(c) Her gallery opening.
(d) Her childhood.

6. Who is Margot said to resemble when Albert arrives at her flat in Chapter 10?
(a) A princess.
(b) A doll.
(c) A gypsy.
(d) A witch.

7. What did an old man buy for Margot before dying?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) An apartment.
(d) A fur.

8. What does Albert notice as he stands outside his flat door after spending the night with Margot?
(a) There is a pile of letters on the ground.
(b) The temperature is colder than usual.
(c) He can hear Elisabeth crying.
(d) It is quiet inside.

9. When the news spreads that Albert and Elisabeth are living apart, which crowd is said to act like nothing has changed?
(a) That artistic crowd.
(b) The bohemian crowd.
(c) The intellectual crowd.
(d) The high-society crowd.

10. What does Albert receive an invitation to in Chapter 4?
(a) A gallery opening.
(b) The Critic's Association.
(c) A wedding.
(d) The Artists' Club.

11. Who arranged for Margot to work as an usher?
(a) Her landlady's cousin.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Axel.

12. While staying at Margot's, what does Albert write in his letter to Elisabeth?
(a) He still treasures her.
(b) He wants a divorce.
(c) Irma should come live with him.
(d) Margot has tricked him.

13. How did Elisabeth feel after reading Margot's letter?
(a) Like Albert was joking.
(b) Like she was dreaming.
(c) Like she was liberated.
(d) Like Albert was dead.

14. Upon closer inspection, what turns out to be what Albert thought was the red of Margot's dress?
(a) A book cover.
(b) A pillow.
(c) Irma's doll.
(d) A tablecloth.

15. What did Albert pick out of Margot's bathtub?
(a) A loofah.
(b) A shampoo bottle.
(c) A spider.
(d) A bar of soap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albert offer Otto before shutting the door in his face in Chapter 11?

2. What epidemic does Albert note seems to spread among the wives of his fellow scholars?

3. In Chapter 16, who does Margot think the footman at the dinner party resembles?

4. Margot lets a man from which country kiss and caress her while on vacation?

5. How does Margot say Albert feels about her in Chapter 14?

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