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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 the air at Rouginard smell of in Chapter 28?

2. Why does Albert stop the car suddenly in Chapter 31?

3. What does Albert decide not to tell Udo about?

4. While sick, how does Margot amuse herself in Chapter 20?

5. What does Axel ask Dorianna at the end of Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Margot pass the time while she is recuperating from her illness in Chapter 20?

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

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

6. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of ambition in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What is Margot's ambition? What is her plan to achieve her dreams? Is she an ambitious person? What is Albert's ambition?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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