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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lina.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sort of nightgown does Lina bring to the narrator's home?
(a) A black lace nightgown.
(b) A red kimono.
(c) A high-necked matronly gown.
(d) She does not wear a nightgown.

2. What happens when Louis tries to make love to the woman on the beach?
(a) He grows ill from swimming.
(b) A storm hits and they are forced to take cover.
(c) They are interrupted by her friend.
(d) He loses his erection.

3. What does Lina claim about her experiences in Michel's apartment?
(a) She had planned to be seduced by Michel all along.
(b) She was the instigator.
(c) She does not remember it.
(d) She was an unwilling participant.

4. With what Russian author does the woman describe the Russian prisoner's answers?
(a) Gorky.
(b) Trotsky.
(c) Dostoyevsky.
(d) Nabokov.

5. How do Louis and the woman spend time between bouts of love-making?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When promising to show the exotic birds to the schoolgirls, what does Manuel say is different about the bird from Brazil?

2. Why does Lina hate the narrator's lovers?

3. Though she refuses to engage in intercourse, what does Lina continually attempt to do to the narrator?

4. What is Lina's mood whenever the narrator's lovers come to visit?

5. What is a pissoir?

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