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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. At the beginning of Chapter 33, what operation has Albert undergone?

2. Which politician's name does Udo not recognize when Albert mentions him?

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

4. Who had been Albert, Margot, and Axel's dining room neighbor for the last two or three days in Chapter 29?

5. What does Udo notice when he runs into Germans abroad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What happens as a result of the layout of the hotel where Albert, Margot, and Axel stay at in Rouginard?

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

9. What does Axel convince Margot to tell Albert about the chalet in Chapter 36? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Nabokov's use of suspense in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." When does the author create suspense and why? What effect does suspense have on the tone of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "Laughter in the Dark" as a tragedy. What is a tragedy? What are the elements of a tragedy? Why is "Laughter in the Dark" an example of a tragedy?

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