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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. How does Simone know the narrator has stayed up late?
(a) Dark circles under his eyes.
(b) She sees a light in his room.
(c) He tells her.
(d) He yawns.

2. What effect does the sight of the wet sheet have on the couple?
(a) They scream.
(b) They begin to cry.
(c) They run in terror.
(d) They laugh.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the woman the narrator saw come out of the building?

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

3. What happened to Simone's clothing?

4. What does the narrator forget inside the building?

5. What does Marcelle do when she returns to the room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the narrator avoid police capture in Chapter 3 and how is this possible?

4. Explain how the orgy in Chapter 2 takes place.

5. Explain the narrator's trip through the sanitarium.

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

7. How is the violence of the thunderstorm linked to the violence of the actions of Simone and the narrator in Chapter 1?

8. What has happened to Marcelle after the orgy? How does the couple discover what has happened to Marcelle? What do they think of doing to help her?

9. What happens when the narrator finds Simone, and what is the accidental result that rises Marcelle from her room?

10. In Chapter 3, the narrator contemplates suicide. Explain why, and what happens to change his mind.

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