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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Margot press Albert about doing at the end of Chapter 17?
(a) Moving to a bigger flat.
(b) Increasing her allowance.
(c) Getting a divorce.
(d) Going on holiday.

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 8, what is the servant girl whom Albert asks for information about Margot doing?
(a) Making a bed.
(b) Sweeping the yard.
(c) Hanging clothes.
(d) Washing windows.

6. What did Albert notice about Paul when he came to collect his sister's things?
(a) Paul was quieter than usual.
(b) Paul was clenching his fists.
(c) Paul's clothes were covered in mud.
(d) Paul had shaved clumsily.

7. When early for an appointment one day, where does Albert pass the time?
(a) Browsing in a hat shop.
(b) At a cinema.
(c) At a cafe.
(d) Reading in a park.

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

9. In Chapter 10, what does Margot consider to be a boon and a blessing?
(a) She cannot have children.
(b) She was born pretty.
(c) She can talk her way out of anything.
(d) Rich men are attracted to her.

10. Why did Margot get into modeling?
(a) As a step toward movie stardom.
(b) Just to make money.
(c) To make contacts in the fashion world.
(d) To meet artists.

11. What does Axel give to Margot after they leave the dinner party?
(a) A kiss.
(b) A drawing of herself.
(c) His telephone number.
(d) A rose.

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

13. On Axel's last morning at Margot's flat, what does he do?
(a) Steals her pocket change.
(b) Starts a small fire.
(c) Makes her breakfast.
(d) Sketches Margot.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Albert's surname?

2. Who does Margot move in with in the winter?

3. How does Margot refer to herself in the letter she sends to Albert inviting him to visit her?

4. What project is Albert seeking to produce?

5. How did Elisabeth feel after reading Margot's letter?

(see the answer keys)

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