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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. What epidemic does Albert note seems to spread among the wives of his fellow scholars?

2. How does Margot refer to herself in the letter she sends to Albert inviting him to visit her?

3. On their holiday, where do Margot and Albert go in the evenings?

4. What project is Albert seeking to produce?

5. How does Margot find out Albert's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the relationship between Albert and his wife as the novel begins.

3. Who is Frau Levandovsky?

4. What does Margot tell Albert when he asks how she found out his name?

5. Describe Albert and Margot's first encounter.

6. In Chapter 4, what arrives in the mail?

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

8. How is Margot described when Albert first sees her?

9. At the beginning of the novel what project is Albert trying to get off the ground?

10. What does Otto tell Albert when he comes to Margot's flat in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of adultery in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who commits adultery in the novel? What effect does said adultery have on the lives of the main characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Elisabeth's premonitions in the novel. Why does she have premonitions, and what do they often forecast? When did her premonitions begin? What does she make of her premonitions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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