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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Marcelle's Smell; Chapter 4, A Sunspot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator compare his father to?
(a) An angry god.
(b) A cardinal.
(c) A senile Catholic general.
(d) A police officer.

2. What does the couple see on a sheet in a window?
(a) A flowered pattern.
(b) Blood.
(c) A urine stain.
(d) Vomit.

3. Why do the narrator and Simone not have sex?
(a) They are afraid.
(b) They wish to remain pure.
(c) They feel they can't without Marcelle present.
(d) They are waiting until they marry.

4. Who does Simone state she will only "do it" with?
(a) William.
(b) Marcelle.
(c) Sir Edmond.
(d) The narrator.

5. What do the two youths do together following Simone's actions in Chapter 1?
(a) Leave for Rome.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Masturbate.
(d) Have sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Marcelle confined?

2. What does the narrator note about the colors of the girls' stockings?

3. What does the narrator forget inside the building?

4. What object does Simone become obsessed with in Chapter 2?

5. Who does the narrator meet on a beach in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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