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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 drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?
(a) Gin
(b) Vodka
(c) Whisky
(d) Wine

2. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?
(a) He never crosses bridges
(b) He is in a hurry
(c) He sees a friend
(d) He does not want the hotel owner to see him

3. What does Clamence say he is doomed to?
(a) Disgrace
(b) An empty eternity
(c) Hell
(d) Heaven

4. What does Clamence say he was forced to remember?
(a) His brother
(b) His parents
(c) His love for life
(d) His actions and motivations

5. What kind of soldier does Clamence tell a story about?
(a) A Dutch soldier
(b) A foreign legion soldier
(c) A Nazi soldier
(d) A Roman soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of problem does Clamence confess to?

2. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?

3. What two things does Clamence claim he shares with the auditor?

4. Where does Clamence claim Amsterdam's denizens inhabit?

5. Where does Clamence walk the auditor to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Clamence not cross bridges?

2. In what way does chapter three mark the beginning of Clamence's fall?

3. In what way does Clamence show himself to be a narcissist?

4. How does the narrator compare Amsterdam and Paris?

5. Why does Clamence say it is easier to be closer to a dead person?

6. How does Clamence see himself?

7. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

8. Summarize the story about the motorcycle Clamence tells in chapter 3?

9. What is a Sadducee?

10. Describe the auditor

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