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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Albert wait at Paul's house before Irma dies?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Thirty minutes.
(c) Two days.
(d) Three hours.

2. In Chapter 21, what does Albert think might happen if he goes to Irma's funeral?
(a) He might be turned away by Paul.
(b) He might reunite with Elisabeth.
(c) Elisabeth's family might harass him.
(d) Margot might leave him.

3. In Chapter 32, what does the old woman see approaching in the opposite direction of Albert's car?
(a) A horse-drawn carriage.
(b) A small truck.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) Two cyclists.

4. What does Albert remind Margot that he is buying for her in order to cheer her up in Chapter 24?
(a) A fur coat.
(b) New bedroom furniture.
(c) A car.
(d) A diamond necklace.

5. What is the name of the cook who works at the chalet?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Emilia.
(c) Gisa.
(d) Katarina.

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

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

8. What is the name of the hotel Albert, Margot, and Axel are staying at in Rouginard?
(a) The Hotel Santa Lucia.
(b) Hotel Le Canberra.
(c) The Hotel Britannia.
(d) The Montaigne Hotel.

9. Who gossips about Albert at the end of Chapter 22?
(a) Albert's hall porter.
(b) Otto.
(c) Axel.
(d) Elisabeth.

10. In Chapter 32, who does Elisabeth observe from her balcony?
(a) Two motorists having an argument.
(b) An ice cream vendor.
(c) Children playing.
(d) A pigeon.

11. What does Axel find left behind in Albert and Margot's hotel room?
(a) One of Margot's shoes.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A note.
(d) An envelope containing cash.

12. What does Albert look like to Axel when he gets out of the car at the chalet?
(a) A bear.
(b) A beggar.
(c) The grim reaper.
(d) An owl.

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

14. What did Margot do as soon as her film had finished playing?
(a) Margot posed for photos.
(b) Margot laughed and clapped.
(c) Margot ran for the exit.
(d) Margot yelled at the director.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the chalet that Margot rents from an Irish couple?

2. What could Albert hear from outside the hospital window?

3. Who had been Albert, Margot, and Axel's dining room neighbor for the last two or three days in Chapter 29?

4. In Chapter 34, when Margot leaves the hospital, where does she tell Albert she is going?

5. What does Margot say Axel is in the habit of confiding in her?

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