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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the marriage, why can Dorothy no longer enjoy sex with Robert?
(a) She only wants Donald.
(b) She is starting to identify him with her father.
(c) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(d) She feels too guilty.

2. How does the tall woman's husband react when she happily tells him what she is doing at the hotel?
(a) He begins to laugh in disbelief.
(b) He curses her out.
(c) He wishes her the best of luck.
(d) He agrees that they should annul their marriage.

3. Why does Dorothy begin to have an affair with Donald?
(a) He resembles Robert.
(b) He is easily swayed by Dorothy.
(c) Donald can pay for her art supplies.
(d) Edna wants Donald.

4. Why does Donald claim he can never forgive Dorothy?
(a) He saw how she hurt Edna.
(b) Henry mistakenly believed that Donald was Edna's lover and assaulted him.
(c) He feels like she used him for his money.
(d) She was sleeping with him and Robert at the same time.

5. What is a pissoir?
(a) A private bathhouse.
(b) A public urinal.
(c) A brothel.
(d) The front room of an apartment building.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of men tend to be attracted to Dorothy and her strength?

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

3. How is the Russian in the woman's story to be executed?

4. Why is no one able to recognize Maria in the nude portraits?

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

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