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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 project is Albert seeking to produce?

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

3. In Chapter 10, what does Margot consider to be a boon and a blessing?

4. What does Albert vow to do if Elisabeth dies because of his misdeeds?

5. Who is the subject of a photographic study in the book Margot reads in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert decide he must do in order to stop tormenting himself about his family's absence?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the genre of the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What is the genre of the work? What elements are found in this genre and this novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the protagonist of the novel, Albert Albinus. What character traits define him? What issues or struggles does he face in the novel? Is he a tragic hero? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Axel Rex, the character foil in the novel. What is a character foil? Why is Axel the character foil?

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