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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 is the name of the hotel Albert, Margot, and Axel are staying at in Rouginard?

2. How does Albert feel on the train ride to Zurich?

3. What lie does Albert tell Margot about Elisabeth?

4. What hangs in the back window of Albert's car?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What suggestion does Axel make to Albert in Chapter 25?

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

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

5. What does Chapter 31 begin with an explanation and description of?

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

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

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

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

10. What does the retired French colonel tell Albert which makes him suspicious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the relationship between Albert and Margot. What are their first impressions of each other? Who pursues whom? What attracts Albert to Margot? What attracts Margot to Albert? Why is Margot involved with Albert? What do they desire from one another?

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