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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the chalet, which room did Axel choose for himself?
(a) The warmest one.
(b) The sunniest one.
(c) The biggest one.
(d) The prettiest one.

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

3. What does Margot fling at Albert when he is trying to console her about her screen failure?
(a) A cushion.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An orange.
(d) A vase.

4. What does Axel do while he works in his studio?
(a) Talks to himself.
(b) Sings opera.
(c) Hums.
(d) Whistles.

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

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

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

8. To what does Margot compare her appearance onscreen?
(a) To a hollywood actress.
(b) To a witch.
(c) To her mother's wedding photo.
(d) To a hippopotamus.

9. Axel tells Albert he is leaving France for ___________.
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Madrid.
(c) New York.
(d) Sydney.

10. What did Albert intend to do as soon as Margot entered their room in Chapter 30?
(a) Kidnap her.
(b) Propose to her.
(c) Shoot her.
(d) Make love to her.

11. How long did it take the travelling party to reach Rouginard from Germany?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Three days.

12. Which politician's name does Udo not recognize when Albert mentions him?
(a) Müller.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Hitler.
(d) Stalin.

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

14. In Chapter 34, when Margot leaves the hospital, where does she tell Albert she is going?
(a) To a travel agency.
(b) To call Elisabeth.
(c) To buy a newspaper.
(d) To buy him some pajamas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, who does Elisabeth observe from her balcony?

2. What does Irma hear from the street that makes her look outside in Chapter 19?

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

4. What hangs in the back window of Albert's car?

5. What does Udo notice when he runs into Germans abroad?

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