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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long have Albert and Elisabeth been married?
(a) Nine years.
(b) Twelve years.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Five years.

2. What does Albert think has happened when Margot fails to invite him to her new flat?
(a) Margot has run away with his money.
(b) Margot has lost his phone number.
(c) Margot has a new lover.
(d) Margot has been in an accident.

3. Who lets Albert into Margot's flat?
(a) Frau Levandovsky.
(b) Axel.
(c) Margot's cook.
(d) Margot herself.

4. Margot turns the nursery in Albert's flat into _________.
(a) A walk-in closet.
(b) A sewing room.
(c) A reading room.
(d) A ping-pong room.

5. What does Margot try to catch as she and Albert return to their room in Chapter 13?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A butterfly.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A firefly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Margot refer to herself in the letter she sends to Albert inviting him to visit her?

2. According to Albert, who locked him in the bedroom?

3. What does Elisabeth take Irma to the zoo to see?

4. Where did Albert and Elisabeth marry?

5. Who does an Englishwoman mistake Margot for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert decide he must do in order to stop tormenting himself about his family's absence?

2. Describe Albert and Margot's first encounter.

3. How did Albert track down Margot's new address?

4. Why does Margot lose her self-confidence after her encounter with the Austrian man in Solfi?

5. Why did Albert suspect Margot was hiding in his library?

6. What did Margot think of Elisabeth based on her photo?

7. What excuse does Albert tell Paul for being locked in the bedroom?

8. What is the reaction of Albert's acquaintances to the news that Elisabeth has moved out?

9. What were Elisabeth's thoughts when she read Margot's letter to Albert?

10. How does Margot find out Albert's true identity?

(see the answer keys)

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