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

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

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

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

5. Axel tells Albert he is leaving France for ___________.
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Madrid.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Margot run into on the street in her old neighborhood?

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

3. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?

4. What does Irma hear from the street that makes her look outside in Chapter 19?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 28, what does Albert try to find out?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Margot allows Axel to kiss her in Chapter 19?

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

3. What does the retired French colonel tell Albert which makes him suspicious?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What suggestion does Axel make to Albert in Chapter 25?

10. How does Axel annoy Paul at Albert's building in Chapter 20?

(see the answer keys)

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