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

3. While thinking over her marriage, what sign of Albert's infidelity did Elisabeth come to realize?

4. When early for an appointment one day, where does Albert pass the time?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Axel give to Margot after they leave the dinner party?

4. Describe Albert and Margot's first encounter.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the motif of deceit. What acts of deceit occur in the novel? Who are deceitful characters? How do they affect the other characters lives? Does truth prevail?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of attraction and lust in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who is attracted to whom in the novel? How do these characters show their attraction or lust for others? How does their attraction cause trouble for them?

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