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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. According to Albert, who locked him in the bedroom?

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

3. Who is Margot said to resemble when Albert arrives at her flat in Chapter 10?

4. What is the name of Margot Peters' brother?

5. Margot lets a man from which country kiss and caress her while on vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margot lose her self-confidence after her encounter with the Austrian man in Solfi?

2. In Chapter 7, what is said about Elisabeth's view of her marriage with Albert?

3. Why does Margot weep after running into Axel again at the dinner party?

4. What complaints does Margot have about working on the film set?

5. What were Elisabeth's thoughts when she read Margot's letter to Albert?

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

7. Who does Albert spot in the audience at the hockey game, and how does he react?

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

9. What is the reaction of Albert's acquaintances to the news that Elisabeth has moved out?

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

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 the motif of jealousy in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who is jealous of whom in the novel? How do the characters show their jealousy, and is their jealousy based on anything other than their insecurities?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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