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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 game does Axel love to play, even in his dreams?

3. What could Albert see by straining out of his dining room window?

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

5. What did Albert pick out of Margot's bathtub?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reckless behavior does Margot engage in after Axel leaves?

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Albert suspect Margot was hiding in his library?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Axel and Margot. What does Axel feel for Margot? What does Margot feel for Axel? What struggles do they face in their relationship? Are their feelings for each other genuine?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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