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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator forget inside the building?
(a) Simone.
(b) His gun.
(c) His flashlight.
(d) His clothes.

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

3. What does the narrator do shortly upon entering?
(a) Stumbles on a body.
(b) Runs into Simone.
(c) Removes his pants.
(d) Shoots at a shadow.

4. What does the narrator note he is frightened of?
(a) Ridicule.
(b) Anything sexual.
(c) Religion.
(d) Darkness.

5. What smells linger in the room?
(a) Beer, wine, urine, and salt.
(b) Salt and food.
(c) Blood, sperm, urine, and vomit.
(d) Wine and food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator blame for he and Simone's actions?

2. What does the narrator dare Simone to do in Chapter 1?

3. What heightens the couple's sexuality at the end of Chapter 1?

4. How does the couple travel in Chapter 4?

5. What causes the couple to be alarmed as they lay together on a cliff after sexual play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain what the narrator thinks as he chases down the unknown naked woman, and the reality of who the woman is.

2. Explain what Marcelle does during the orgy, and once the narrator lets her go.

3. What contrasting image does the author give between Simone and Marcelle at the end of Chapter 4? What else could this comparison represent?

4. How do the parents find out about the orgy, and what do the parents do when they discover what has occurred?

5. Explain the mother's second encounter with the couple in their actions, and her reaction as well as the reaction of the couple.

6. Explain what the narrator does after fleeing the orgy and before seeking Simone.

7. Explain the mother's first encounter with the couple in their actions, and her reaction, as well as their reaction to the mother.

8. What does the narrator explain causes his and Simone's sexual dream to turn in to a nightmare?

9. Explain what happens to Marcelle in Chapter 1.

10. How does the narrator explain Marcelle's features as she gazes at the ocean?

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