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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Albert not see out of the window of his flat on the day of Irma's funeral?
(a) A motorcar splashing through puddles.
(b) A dog following another dog.
(c) A girl washing a pane of glass.
(d) A vendor selling tulips.

2. What saved Albert's car from plunging over the parapet?
(a) A boulder.
(b) A telegraph post.
(c) A stone wall.
(d) A palm tree.

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

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

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 hairdresser.
(d) A pawn shop.

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

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

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

9. What does Margot say Axel is in the habit of confiding in her?
(a) His hopes and dreams.
(b) His love affairs.
(c) Stories about his family.
(d) His professional secrets.

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

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

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

13. What does Axel drop to the floor which alarms Albert in Chapter 36?
(a) A fork.
(b) A boot.
(c) A book.
(d) A plate.

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

15. What is the architectural style of the hotel in Rouginard?
(a) Greek.
(b) Baroque.
(c) Gothic.
(d) Moorish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who gossips about Albert at the end of Chapter 22?

3. In the story Axel tells about his sculptor friend. Where do the sculptor and his wife walk to at the end?

4. What does Irma dream about when she goes to sleep in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 34, what does Margot read aloud to Albert in the hospital?

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