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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator ask of Marcelle?
(a) For her to kiss Simone.
(b) For her to make love to him.
(c) For her to leave.
(d) For her to kiss him on the mouth.

2. Who is called at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The hospital.
(b) Police.
(c) Parents.
(d) The servants.

3. What do the couple hit in their car that causes them to reflect on their relationship?
(a) Another vehicle.
(b) A small child.
(c) A bicyclist.
(d) An animal.

4. How does the couple travel in Chapter 4?
(a) Walking.
(b) By bicycle.
(c) By train.
(d) By car.

5. What does Simone smear herself with at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Urine.
(b) Water.
(c) Mud.
(d) Come.

6. What does the narrator see when he looks back after fleeing the building?
(a) Marcelle waiting for him.
(b) A guard shooting at him.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A naked woman jump from the window.

7. What does the narrator note about the colors of the girls' stockings?
(a) Marcelle's are black, while Simone's are white.
(b) They are both black.
(c) Simone's are black, while Marcelle's are white.
(d) They are both white.

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

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

10. What happens to end the meeting between Marcelle and the couple?
(a) Simone pulls Marcelle back inside.
(b) Marcelle jumps from the window.
(c) Marcelle faints.
(d) Simone runs away.

11. What heightens the couple's sexuality at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) A car crash.
(b) The fear of being caught.
(c) The dawn.
(d) A thunderstorm.

12. Where does Marcelle go to be alone?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The garden.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) A wardrobe.

13. What object does Simone become obsessed with in Chapter 2?
(a) Eggs.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Eyes.

14. What item does the narrator take from his parents' home?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A comb.
(c) A knife.
(d) A toothbrush.

15. What does the narrator contemplate doing in Chapter 3?
(a) Killing his parents.
(b) Raping Simone.
(c) Killing Simone.
(d) Committing suicide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator compare his father to?

2. Why do the narrator and Simone not have sex?

3. What is served at the event in Chapter 2?

4. What does the couple do throughout the evening that is unusual for them?

5. What does Simone bet she can do?

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