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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the story Axel tells about his sculptor friend. Where do the sculptor and his wife walk to at the end?
(a) The Eiffel tower.
(b) A lunatic asylum.
(c) A beach.
(d) A divorce court.

2. What does the air at Rouginard smell of in Chapter 28?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Citrus.
(c) Mint.
(d) Pine.

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

4. Why do Albert and Axel carry Margot when the three of them go for a walk in the mountains?
(a) Margot is afraid of stepping on a snake.
(b) Margot loses her shoe.
(c) Margot's foot becomes blistered.
(d) Margot sprains her ankle.

5. When Margot visits the street she grew up on, what business has replaced the stationery shop?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A pawn shop.
(d) A hairdresser.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What is the destination of the mail plane mentioned in Chapter 32?
(a) Montreuil.
(b) St. Cassien.
(c) Toulouse.
(d) Aix-en-Provence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What service does Axel offer to provide Albert for his trip to the South?

2. Axel tells Albert he is leaving France for ___________.

3. What does Axel say is "the point of life's joke" in Chapter 22?

4. What does Axel do while he works in his studio?

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

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