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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss "tu ne feras rien de la sorte"?

2. Which of the following greets Mimi at the party?

3. What artist's work is on display at the restaurant where Sophie and Ben meet?

4. Which of the following artists' work is on display in Sophie's apartment?

5. Which of Nick and Ben's friends had a drug incident in Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much French does Jess report being able to speak (121)?

2. Why does Jess note to Nick she is hesitant to talk to the police?

3. How does Mimi conceal herself from Ben and his visitor?

4. What reason does the concierge give for continuing to work for the Meunier family?

5. What does Mimi find among the contents of Ben's notebook?

6. Why does Nick note he refuses to engage a prostitute in Amsterdam?

7. What reason does Irina have for having come to France?

8. As the meeting among Sophie, Nick, Antoine, and Mimi begins, Nick notices something off about Sophie; what is it?

9. Why does the concierge attempt to help Jess?

10. How are Mimi's paintings of Ben disfigured?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What overall attitude towards intoxicants does the novel display? What in the text demonstrates that attitude, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What overall attitude towards law enforcement does the novel display? What in the text demonstrates that attitude, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? How does the novel support that relative importance?

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