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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 is the first thing the Hindu religious wants to do?
(a) Visit the Louvre
(b) Set up a lecture schedule
(c) Visit a brothel
(d) Climb the Eiffel Tower

2. Who does Henry believe is undermining him during the last days in Villa Borghese?
(a) Mona, his wife
(b) Elsa, the maid
(c) Fanny, Moldorf's wife
(d) Tania, Sylverster's wife

3. How does Germaine look to Henry in the clear light of day?
(a) She is overweight and has yellow complexion.
(b) She always hides her face behind a fan.
(c) She is overdressed in fine silks.
(d) She has gold teeth and a geranium in her hat.

4. How much money does Henry get from Peckover?
(a) One franc-fifty
(b) Fifty francs
(c) Fifty centimes
(d) Ten francs

5. Where does Henry stay warm on a cold Easter morning?
(a) In the Dome
(b) In bed
(c) In the hotel lobby
(d) In Eglise Ste.-Clotilde

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Henry imagine is the value of the ring he tries to pawn?

2. How long has Henry's wife, Mona, been gone from Paris?

3. What does Marlowe want Henry and Carl to do during his absence?

4. Who does Henry praise for putting her whole soul into her whoring?

5. Sleeping on a mattress in the hall, what is Henry's troubled dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. In relating his experience with the young Hindu, what is Henry expressing about his own beliefs?

2. How does Henry contrast a merry-go-round and the Germans?

3. What is Henry's bright idea to get at least one free meal a day?

4. In an attempt to get money, what is Henry unable to do?

5. How does Henry describe the book on which he is working?

6. What does Henry know about Walter Pach?

7. How does Henry describe Moldorf?

8. How does Henry describe the relationship between him, Boris, and Elsa?

9. What does Serge promise in lieu of a big Russian meal each day?

10. How does Henry define health that he equates with optimism?

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