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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which illness is said to be going around Berlin in Chapter 19?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Chicken pox.

2. Where is the chalet that Margot rents from an Irish couple?
(a) Norway.
(b) Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) England.

3. Who had been Albert, Margot, and Axel's dining room neighbor for the last two or three days in Chapter 29?
(a) A retired Spanish politician.
(b) An Oxford professor.
(c) An English socialite.
(d) A retired French colonel.

4. What could Albert hear from outside the hospital window?
(a) Horse hooves.
(b) A siren.
(c) Traffic.
(d) Someone crying.

5. How did Margot feel at the sight of Albert grieving for Irma?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Proud.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Content.

6. Why does Albert stop the car suddenly in Chapter 31?
(a) To keep from hitting a squirrel.
(b) To let Margot drive.
(c) To help Margot take off her coat.
(d) To admire the sunset.

7. What service does Axel offer to provide Albert for his trip to the South?
(a) Chauffeuring.
(b) Route planner.
(c) Housesitter.
(d) Party organizer.

8. What does Albert offer to do to the movie to calm Margot?
(a) Burn it.
(b) Distribute it overseas.
(c) Cut out Dorianna's scenes.
(d) Reshoot it.

9. What was noticeable about the film manager whom Albert introduced to Margot in Chapter 23?
(a) His baldness.
(b) His big red nose.
(c) The flashy jewelry he wore.
(d) The stye on his eye.

10. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Herbs.
(c) Litter.
(d) Mushrooms.

11. What makes Margot wild at the hotel in France in Chapter 26?
(a) The maids think she is Albert's daughter.
(b) The maids don't understand her.
(c) Another woman there has the same hat as she does.
(d) The swimming pool is unheated.

12. In Chapter 31, Albert says that he thinks he sent their luggage on to __________.
(a) Gibraltar.
(b) Capri.
(c) Nice.
(d) San Remo.

13. How does Albert feel on the train ride to Zurich?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hopeless.
(c) Nauseous.
(d) Sleepy.

14. In Chapter 26, what does Albert think Margot is doing when, in fact, she is having a tryst with Axel?
(a) Unpacking her luggage.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Getting dressed for dinner.
(d) Taking a bath.

15. On the day after attending the hockey game, what is wrong with Irma?
(a) She has a headache.
(b) She runs a fever.
(c) She had a stuffed nose.
(d) She has pain in her abdomen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Axel drop to the floor which alarms Albert in Chapter 36?

2. What language does Udo say he would gladly write in since Germany is unappreciative of his work?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 28, what does Albert try to find out?

4. What does Margot fling at Albert when he is trying to console her about her screen failure?

5. How long does Albert wait at Paul's house before Irma dies?

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