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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. Who had been Albert, Margot, and Axel's dining room neighbor for the last two or three days in Chapter 29?
2. In Chapter 31, Albert says that he thinks he sent their luggage on to __________.
3. In Chapter 32, what does the old woman see approaching in the opposite direction of Albert's car?
4. While sick, how does Margot amuse herself in Chapter 20?
5. What does the air at Rouginard smell of in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the retired French colonel tell Albert which makes him suspicious?
2. What occurs when Margot removes her coat in Chapter 31?
3. What lie does Albert tell Margot at the end of Chapter 24?
4. What does Albert think might happen at Irma's funeral?
5. What does Albert find different about his vacation with Margot in Rouginard as opposed to their vacation in Solfi?
6. How does Margot feel about her film debut?
7. What does Axel tell the cook he hires from the mountain village?
8. Why does Udo greet Albert with a bit of touchiness when they run into each other for a second time?
9. What happens as a result of the layout of the hotel where Albert, Margot, and Axel stay at in Rouginard?
10. In Chapter 29, what does Udo say he heard while on the bus?
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 attraction and lust in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who is attracted to whom in the novel? How do these characters show their attraction or lust for others? How does their attraction cause trouble for them?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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