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

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

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

4. In Chapter 31, Albert says that he thinks he sent their luggage on to __________.
(a) San Remo.
(b) Gibraltar.
(c) Capri.
(d) Nice.

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

6. What does Axel say is "the point of life's joke" in Chapter 22?
(a) Death.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Illness.

7. What does Irma dream about when she goes to sleep in Chapter 19?
(a) Feeding ducks with her father.
(b) Celebrating her birthday with her parents.
(c) Going to the zoo with her parents.
(d) Playing hockey with her father.

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

9. What was noticeable about the film manager whom Albert introduced to Margot in Chapter 23?
(a) His big red nose.
(b) The flashy jewelry he wore.
(c) His baldness.
(d) The stye on his eye.

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

11. What lasting injury does Albert suffer as a result of his car accident?
(a) Inability to walk.
(b) Deafness in one ear.
(c) Blindness.
(d) A speech impediment.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Albert look like to Axel when he gets out of the car at the chalet?

2. How does Albert feel on the train ride to Zurich?

3. What happens when Margot lets Axel kiss her in Chapter 19?

4. In Chapter 26, what does Albert think Margot is doing when, in fact, she is having a tryst with Axel?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 33, what operation has Albert undergone?

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