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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. Where is the chalet that Margot rents from an Irish couple?

2. What does Albert offer to do to the movie to calm Margot?

3. What does Axel drop to the floor which alarms Albert in Chapter 36?

4. In Chapter 21, what does Albert think might happen if he goes to Irma's funeral?

5. What did Margot do as soon as her film had finished playing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

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

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

4. What does Axel tell the cook he hires from the mountain village?

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

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

7. What is Albert's trip to Zurich from France like?

8. What occurs when Margot removes her coat in Chapter 31?

9. How does the author make it clear that Elisabeth senses when Albert's accident occurs?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Albert and Elisabeth. How does Albert describe his relationship with Elisabeth? Are they happily married? What does Albert do to end their relationship? How does Elisabeth react? How does this event change both of their lives?

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 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?

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