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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. To what does Margot compare her appearance onscreen?
(a) To a witch.
(b) To a hollywood actress.
(c) To a hippopotamus.
(d) To her mother's wedding photo.

2. Axel tells the cook that Margot is _____________.
(a) Albert's sister.
(b) Albert's daughter.
(c) Albert's niece.
(d) Albert's cousin.

3. While sick, how does Margot amuse herself in Chapter 20?
(a) By making prank phone calls.
(b) By writing letters.
(c) By bothering Albert.
(d) By reading movie magazines.

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

5. In the story Axel tells about his sculptor friend. Where do the sculptor and his wife walk to at the end?
(a) The Eiffel tower.
(b) A lunatic asylum.
(c) A beach.
(d) A divorce court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Albert tell Margot about Elisabeth?

2. While sitting with Margot in their hotel room in Chapter 30, what could Albert hear from outside?

3. What happens when Margot lets Axel kiss her in Chapter 19?

4. What does Albert decide not to tell Udo about?

5. Whom does Margot run into on the street in her old neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Margot allows Axel to kiss her in Chapter 19?

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

5. What does Albert do when he finds out about Margot and Axel's affair?

6. How does Margot feel about her film debut?

7. What does Axel convince Margot to tell Albert about the chalet in Chapter 36? Why?

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

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

10. What does Albert resemble when he gets out of the car at the chalet in Chapter 35?

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