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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 service does Axel offer to provide Albert for his trip to the South?

2. What was noticeable about the film manager whom Albert introduced to Margot in Chapter 23?

3. What does Axel say is "the point of life's joke" in Chapter 22?

4. Which illness is said to be going around Berlin in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 29, what does Udo say he heard while on the bus?

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

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

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

7. How does Axel annoy Paul at Albert's building in Chapter 20?

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

9. What does Albert resemble when he gets out of the car at the chalet in Chapter 35?

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 Elisabeth's premonitions in the novel. Why does she have premonitions, and what do they often forecast? When did her premonitions begin? What does she make of her premonitions?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the use of irony in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What is irony, and what are the three types of irony? Are all three types of irony present in the novel? What are some examples of irony found in the novel?

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