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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 does Axel find left behind in Albert and Margot's hotel room?
(a) One of Margot's shoes.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) An envelope containing cash.
(d) A note.

2. Which politician's name does Udo not recognize when Albert mentions him?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Müller.

3. Where is the chalet that Margot rents from an Irish couple?
(a) Norway.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Switzerland.

4. What service does Axel offer to provide Albert for his trip to the South?
(a) Chauffeuring.
(b) Party organizer.
(c) Housesitter.
(d) Route planner.

5. Where does the ocular specialist recommend Albert go for the sake of his eyes?
(a) To the seaside.
(b) An American hospital.
(c) Back to Berlin.
(d) A sanatorium.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 32, what does the old woman see approaching in the opposite direction of Albert's car?

2. In Chapter 31, what does an old woman collect high above the road?

3. What is the architectural style of the hotel in Rouginard?

4. What does Margot say Axel is in the habit of confiding in her?

5. On the day after attending the hockey game, what is wrong with Irma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Albert think might happen at Irma's funeral?

2. What lie does Albert tell Margot at the end of Chapter 24?

3. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

4. What does Albert come to realize as he lies alone in his hospital bed in Chapter 33?

5. What does Chapter 31 begin with an explanation and description of?

6. What does Albert find different about his vacation with Margot in Rouginard as opposed to their vacation in Solfi?

7. How does Axel annoy Paul at Albert's building in Chapter 20?

8. In Chapter 29, what does Udo say he heard while on the bus?

9. Why was Axel delighted that Margot was a failure on the screen?

10. What does Axel tell the cook he hires from the mountain village?

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