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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. What does Clamence say a woman's faithfulness feeds?

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

3. What drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?

4. What would be the motto on Clamence's sign?

5. What nationality are the two men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clamence show himself up to be in this chapter?

2. In what way is Clamence two faced?

3. In what way does Clamence compare Amsterdam to Dante's circles of hell?

4. What do Clamence and his new companion represent?

5. What does Clamence talk about on the walk to the hotel?

6. What is a Sadducee?

7. What is Clamence's opinion on the Dutch?

8. In what way does the author show that Clamence is not as confident as he claims?

9. What is Clamence's relationship with women?

10. What does Clamence say his sign would be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Fall is written in the second person person. Why do you think Camus chose to write the story in the second person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it was written in the third person?

Essay Topic 2

Examine translations. Do you think think a translator has to know about a country as well as the language to translate a book effectively? What do you think The Fall loses in its translation? In what way would you get more out of a book by reading it in its original translation?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does Camus express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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