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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 Margot say Axel is in the habit of confiding in her?

2. What does Irma dream about when she goes to sleep in Chapter 19?

3. In Chapter 27, where does Albert run off to thinking he will still be able to catch his bus?

4. What does Albert look like to Axel when he gets out of the car at the chalet?

5. Axel tells Albert he is leaving France for ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author make it clear that Elisabeth senses when Albert's accident occurs?

4. What story does Axel tell Albert about his sculptor friend?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the motif of adultery in the novel "Laughter in the Dark." Who commits adultery in the novel? What effect does said adultery have on the lives of the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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