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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After leaving Albert, where did Paul urge Elisabeth and Irma to go?

2. What is the name of Albert and Elisabeth's daughter?

3. What does Margot realize by visiting Albert's flat?

4. Where does Paul usually spend his Sunday mornings?

5. What is Albert's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Margot runs into Otto and his friends , they take her into a bar. What memory does Margot recall?

2. How does Elisabeth find out about Albert's affair?

3. What does Margot want to buy for her trip with Albert to Solfi?

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

5. In Chapter 10, what amazes Albert about Margot?

6. Who is Frau Levandovsky?

7. What does Axel give to Margot after they leave the dinner party?

8. How does Margot end up acting in a film in Chapter 15?

9. How does Margot behave when she visits Albert's flat for the first time?

10. As described in Chapter 7, what did Paul overhear one day on the telephone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Where is the novel set? What time period does the novel take place in? Does this time period affect the plot or characters? What do the places in which the characters live, work, and visit tell the reader about them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Albert and Margot. What are their first impressions of each other? Who pursues whom? What attracts Albert to Margot? What attracts Margot to Albert? Why is Margot involved with Albert? What do they desire from one another?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Nabokov's use of suspense in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." When does the author create suspense and why? What effect does suspense have on the tone of the novel?

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