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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 did Margot do as soon as her film had finished playing?

2. When Margot asks Albert where he is going at the end of Chapter 21, what does he tell her?

3. What does Albert look like to Axel when he gets out of the car at the chalet?

4. What lasting injury does Albert suffer as a result of his car accident?

5. Axel tells Albert he is leaving France for ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert find different about his vacation with Margot in Rouginard as opposed to their vacation in Solfi?

2. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

3. Why was Axel delighted that Margot was a failure on the screen?

4. What does Albert think might happen at Irma's funeral?

5. What story does Axel tell Albert about his sculptor friend?

6. After running into Margot in the street, what does Kaspar think to himself about her?

7. What happens when Margot allows Axel to kiss her in Chapter 19?

8. What does Albert come to realize as he lies alone in his hospital bed in Chapter 33?

9. What lie does Albert tell Margot at the end of Chapter 24?

10. Why does Udo greet Albert with a bit of touchiness when they run into each other for a second time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the conclusion of the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What happens at the end of the novel? Is the ending surprising? Are there any unanswered questions?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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