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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. In Chapter 8, what is the servant girl whom Albert asks for information about Margot doing?

2. What worried Elisabeth about the breakdown of her marriage?

3. What does Margot hope Elisabeth will do when she reads the letter?

4. What does Albert think has happened when Margot fails to invite him to her new flat?

5. What project is Albert seeking to produce?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Margot think of Elisabeth based on her photo?

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

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

6. What can Albert tell by watching the expression on Margot's face at the dinner party in Chapter 16?

7. What excuse does Albert tell Paul for being locked in the bedroom?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "Laughter in the Dark" as a tragedy. What is a tragedy? What are the elements of a tragedy? Why is "Laughter in the Dark" an example of a tragedy?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the motif of betrayal in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who betrays whom in the novel? What effect does this betrayal have on the characters and the plot?

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