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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. What does the narrator threaten in a note to his mother?
(a) To turn his brother in.
(b) Disclosure of family secrets.
(c) To run away.
(d) Suicide.

2. What does the couple do throughout the evening that is unusual for them?
(a) Embrace.
(b) Make love.
(c) Stay awake.
(d) Sleep separately.

3. What causes the narrator to have a violent orgasm?
(a) Simone.
(b) A combination of Simone, the storm, and the gun.
(c) The gun.
(d) The storm.

4. What is served at the event in Chapter 2?
(a) Wine.
(b) Tea.
(c) Beer.
(d) Champagne.

5. Who was the woman the narrator saw come out of the building?
(a) A guard.
(b) Simone.
(c) His mother.
(d) Marcelle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the couple do when a person arrives during their sexual play?

2. What effect does the sight of the wet sheet have on the couple?

3. What smells linger in the room?

4. What does the narrator do when he lays with Simone on the beach?

5. What does the narrator see when he looks back after fleeing the building?

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