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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 Irma hear from the street that makes her look outside in Chapter 19?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Children yelling.
(c) Her father's whistle.
(d) A dog barking.

2. What service does Axel offer to provide Albert for his trip to the South?
(a) Chauffeuring.
(b) Housesitter.
(c) Party organizer.
(d) Route planner.

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

4. Whom does Margot run into on the street in her old neighborhood?
(a) Otto.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Kaspar.
(d) Her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the chalet, which room did Axel choose for himself?

2. What saved Albert's car from plunging over the parapet?

3. What does Axel do while Albert and Margot pack up and leave the hotel?

4. On the day after attending the hockey game, what is wrong with Irma?

5. In Chapter 31, Albert says that he thinks he sent their luggage on to __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Albert's trip to Zurich from France like?

3. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

4. What happens as a result of the layout of the hotel where Albert, Margot, and Axel stay at in Rouginard?

5. What story does Axel tell Albert about his sculptor friend?

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

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

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

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

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

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