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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 is the name of Margot Peters' brother?

2. What is Albert's surname?

3. Margot rides into the country with a man who drives _________.

4. On Axel's last morning at Margot's flat, what does he do?

5. What does Margot try to catch as she and Albert return to their room in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margot want to buy for her trip with Albert to Solfi?

2. How does Elisabeth find out about Albert's affair?

3. Describe the relationship between Albert and his wife as the novel begins.

4. What did Margot think of Elisabeth based on her photo?

5. How did Albert track down Margot's new address?

6. How does Margot find out Albert's true identity?

7. Who is Frau Levandovsky?

8. What were Elisabeth's thoughts when she read Margot's letter to Albert?

9. How does Margot end up acting in a film in Chapter 15?

10. Why did Albert suspect Margot was hiding in his library?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Axel Rex, the character foil in the novel. What is a character foil? Why is Axel the character foil?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of betrayal in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who betrays whom in the novel? What effect does this betrayal have on the characters and the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Albert and Elisabeth. How does Albert describe his relationship with Elisabeth? Are they happily married? What does Albert do to end their relationship? How does Elisabeth react? How does this event change both of their lives?

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