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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 Albert decide not to tell Udo about?

2. What is the name of the cook who works at the chalet?

3. What did Albert intend to do as soon as Margot entered their room in Chapter 30?

4. Why does Albert stop the car suddenly in Chapter 31?

5. What does Axel do while he works in his studio?

Short Essay Questions

1. What suggestion does Axel make to Albert in Chapter 25?

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

3. After running into Margot in the street, what does Kaspar think to himself about her?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Albert's trip to Zurich from France like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of attraction and lust in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who is attracted to whom in the novel? How do these characters show their attraction or lust for others? How does their attraction cause trouble for them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of irony in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What is irony, and what are the three types of irony? Are all three types of irony present in the novel? What are some examples of irony found in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of the novel "Laughter in the Dark." What is the genre of the work? What elements are found in this genre and this novel?

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