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

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

3. At the beginning of Chapter 33, what operation has Albert undergone?
(a) Leg amputation.
(b) Trepanning.
(c) Rhinoplasty
(d) Debridement.

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

5. What does Udo notice when he runs into Germans abroad?
(a) They are very interested in local culture.
(b) They are rude.
(c) They travel in large groups.
(d) They assume no one can understand their language.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Margot do as soon as her film had finished playing?

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

4. What was noticeable about the film manager whom Albert introduced to Margot in Chapter 23?

5. Why does Albert stop the car suddenly in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert do when he finds out about Margot and Axel's affair?

2. Why does Udo greet Albert with a bit of touchiness when they run into each other for a second time?

3. Why was Axel delighted that Margot was a failure on the screen?

4. How does the author make it clear that Elisabeth senses when Albert's accident occurs?

5. What does Albert come to realize as he lies alone in his hospital bed in Chapter 33?

6. What does Axel convince Margot to tell Albert about the chalet in Chapter 36? Why?

7. After running into Margot in the street, what does Kaspar think to himself about her?

8. How does Margot pass the time while she is recuperating from her illness in Chapter 20?

9. What does Albert find different about his vacation with Margot in Rouginard as opposed to their vacation in Solfi?

10. What does Albert think might happen at Irma's funeral?

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