2. In Chapter 34, what does Margot read aloud to Albert in the hospital?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The newspaper.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) A letter.

3. What hangs in the back window of Albert's car?
(a) A floral sachet.
(b) A tropical postcard.
(c) A plush monkey.
(d) A miniature top hat.

4. Which of the following is NOT something Albert is said to be incapable of in Chapter 31?
(a) Tying a dress-tie.
(b) Hanging a painting.
(c) Paring his right-hand nails.
(d) Making up a parcel.

5. What does Irma hear from the street that makes her look outside in Chapter 19?
(a) Her father's whistle.
(b) Children yelling.
(c) A dog barking.
(d) Laughter.

6. What does Axel do while Albert and Margot pack up and leave the hotel?
(a) Plays golf.
(b) Goes swimming.
(c) Plays poker.
(d) Drinks coffee by the pool.

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

8. While sitting with Margot in their hotel room in Chapter 30, what could Albert hear from outside?
(a) A game of tennis.
(b) A child crying.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) English voices.

9. What is characteristic of the road that Albert and Margot drove down, away from Rouginard?
(a) It is slippery with rain.
(b) It is unpaved.
(c) It follows along a steep cliff.
(d) It is straight and flat.

10. At the beginning of Chapter 28, what does Albert try to find out?
(a) News from Germany.
(b) If Margot is having an affair.
(c) If Axel can drive them to Spain.
(d) Udo's address.

11. What does Axel ask Dorianna at the end of Chapter 23?
(a) If she had ever been to America.
(b) If she was a fan of Bach.
(c) If she wanted to go for a drink.
(d) If she had read Tolstoy.

12. What language does Udo say he would gladly write in since Germany is unappreciative of his work?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) French.
(d) Spanish.

13. How does Margot react to the news that Irma is deathly ill?
(a) She says it's a lie.
(b) She sends a gift to Irma.
(c) She is secretly happy.
(d) She tells Albert to go see Irma quickly.

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

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