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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. In Chapter 32, who does Elisabeth observe from her balcony?
(a) An ice cream vendor.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) Two motorists having an argument.
(d) Children playing.

2. Why does Albert stop the car suddenly in Chapter 31?
(a) To admire the sunset.
(b) To keep from hitting a squirrel.
(c) To let Margot drive.
(d) To help Margot take off her coat.

3. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?
(a) Litter.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Herbs.
(d) Mushrooms.

4. How does Albert feel on the train ride to Zurich?
(a) Hopeless.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nauseous.
(d) Sleepy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Axel find left behind in Albert and Margot's hotel room?

3. Which politician's name does Udo not recognize when Albert mentions him?

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

5. What did Albert intend to do as soon as Margot entered their room in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurs when Margot removes her coat in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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