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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 does Albert decide not to tell Udo about?
2. In Chapter 21, what does Albert think might happen if he goes to Irma's funeral?
3. What could Albert hear from outside the hospital window?
4. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?
5. What does Udo notice when he runs into Germans abroad?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens as a result of the layout of the hotel where Albert, Margot, and Axel stay at in Rouginard?
2. What happens when Margot allows Axel to kiss her in Chapter 19?
3. In Chapter 29, what does Udo say he heard while on the bus?
4. What suggestion does Axel make to Albert in Chapter 25?
5. How does Axel annoy Paul at Albert's building in Chapter 20?
6. After running into Margot in the street, what does Kaspar think to himself about her?
7. What does the retired French colonel tell Albert which makes him suspicious?
8. What does Albert come to realize as he lies alone in his hospital bed in Chapter 33?
9. What does Chapter 31 begin with an explanation and description of?
10. How does the author make it clear that Elisabeth senses when Albert's accident occurs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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 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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