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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. How does Simone know the narrator has stayed up late?
(a) He yawns.
(b) Dark circles under his eyes.
(c) She sees a light in his room.
(d) He tells her.

2. What does the couple imagine Marcelle doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Hanging herself.
(b) Dying in a car accident.
(c) Jumping from a window.
(d) Orgasming.

3. Why does Simone claim she removed her clothing?
(a) To excite Marcelle.
(b) To feel more free.
(c) To be less obvious.
(d) To excite herself.

4. What smells linger in the room?
(a) Blood, sperm, urine, and vomit.
(b) Beer, wine, urine, and salt.
(c) Salt and food.
(d) Wine and food.

5. What does the couple see on a sheet in a window?
(a) Blood.
(b) A flowered pattern.
(c) A urine stain.
(d) Vomit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the servants loyal to Simone?

2. What does the narrator see when he looks back after fleeing the building?

3. What causes the narrator to have a violent orgasm?

4. Who catches the couple in the parlor in the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator note about the colors of the girls' stockings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Simone develop an urge to do with eggs at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Explain what happens to Marcelle in Chapter 1.

3. Describe the first meeting in Chapter 3 between Simone and the narrator following the orgy.

4. Explain the mother's second encounter with the couple in their actions, and her reaction as well as the reaction of the couple.

5. What is Simone wearing when the narrator and she first have a sexual experience at the villa?

6. What does the narrator explain causes his and Simone's sexual dream to turn in to a nightmare?

7. How is the violence of the thunderstorm linked to the violence of the actions of Simone and the narrator in Chapter 1?

8. How does the narrator equate sex and violence?

9. Explain what the narrator does after fleeing the orgy and before seeking Simone.

10. How does the narrator explain Marcelle's features as she gazes at the ocean?

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