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Little Birds: Erotica | Quiz

Anaïs Nin
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Little Birds: Erotica | Quiz

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1)

Why does Robert become enamored of Dorothy? (from Two Sisters)

He watches her dance.
He has followed her art career.
He hears her singing.
He sees her naked.
2)

Why did Jeannette run away from home? (from Runaway)

She hated living in squalor.
Her mother did not allow her to have lovers.
Her father is abusive.
She was afraid of the man next door.
3)

Where is the beach in the beginning of "Sirocco" located? (from Sirocco)

Deya.
Morocco.
Valencia.
Zlatni Rat.
4)

Why does Donald claim he can never forgive Dorothy? (from Two Sisters)

He feels like she used him for his money.
He saw how she hurt Edna.
Henry mistakenly believed that Donald was Edna's lover and assaulted him.
She was sleeping with him and Robert at the same time.
5)

How does the tall woman's husband react when she happily tells him what she is doing at the hotel? (from Sirocco)

He begins to laugh in disbelief.
He agrees that they should annul their marriage.
He curses her out.
He wishes her the best of luck.
6)

In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"? (from A Model)

The artist is a perfect gentleman.
The artist behaves lewdly.
The artist is quite drunk.
The artist is very brusque and barely pays attention to her.
7)

What initiates the first sexual encounter between Jean and Jeannette? (from Runaway)

She sits on his lap.
He tells her she must lay down with him.
He puts his hand on her leg during dinner.
She asks for a goodnight kiss.
8)

What happens during Jeannette's first sexual encounter with Pierre that disturbs him? (from Runaway)

She calls out Jean's name.
She asks to be slapped.
She remains completely silent.
She asks to be called by a different name.
9)

How does Maria react to her discovery in Novalis's studio at the end of "The Maja?" (from The Maja)

She divorces him and joins a nunnery.
She runs away.
She gets drunk and begs him to paint her.
She removes her clothes and offers herself to her husband.
10)

How does the narrator describe the tall woman on the beach in "Sirocco?" (from Sirocco)

A Lioness.
An Empress.
A Viking.
A Queen.
11)

In what is Laura and Jan lying in the second half of "the Chanchiquito?" (from The Chanchiquito)

Jan's terrace.
Laura's terrace.
Laura's bed.
Jan's bed.
12)

Upon her return to New York, where does the narrator/model find some modeling work? (from A Model)

Dress shops.
Art schools.
Lingerie boutiques.
Broadway.
13)

For what reasons does the tall woman's new friend find her attractive? (from Sirocco)

Her tanned skin.
Her height and strength.
Her sarcasm.
Her large eyes.
14)

Why is Albert finally able to make love to Faye? (from Saffron)

She smells like his servants.
She is finally aggressive enough to please him.
She has physically matured.
She is no longer a child.
15)

What does Dorothy do after having sex with Donald and John? (from Two Sisters)

She gives all his money to his mistress.
She separates from Robert.
She boards a ship for China.
She goes home to make love to Robert.
16)

How does Rango help Hilda overcome her learned responses to sex? (from Hilda and Rango)

He arouses her but forces her to wait to make love.
He corrects her every move.
He allows her to initiate sex.
He sleeps with her whenever he wants.
17)

What attribute of Faye's purchase for the party lingers on her? (from Saffron)

The scent.
The flavor on her lips.
The color.
The cuts from the thorns.
18)

How does the painter decorate himself for the Art Ball at the end of "The Queen?" (from The Queen)

He does not decorate himself at all.
He shaves his head.
He paints himself brown.
He paints himself in tribal patterns.
19)

What does Miriam try on for Mandra? (from Mandra)

A dress.
A bathing suit.
A kimono.
Lingerie.
20)

Why does Jean not come home one night in "Runaway," much to Jeannette's distress? (from Runaway)

He is visiting another lover.
He is trying to find Jeannette's mother so she can take her home.
He is making plans to leave the country.
He is hoping she will make a move on Pierre.
21)

When Maria returns from the country, what does she discover in the studio? (from The Maja)

Novalis has destroyed every single painting of her.
Novalis has committed suicide.
Novalis is having an affair.
Novalis is pleasuring himself with a painting of her.
22)

With what group of people does Rango generally live and travel? (from Hilda and Rango)

Gypsies.
Immigrants going to the coast.
Artists.
American Indians.
23)

Why is the narrator/model unable to find modeling work in the country? (from A Model)

She is too timid in her approach.
She cannot speak English well enough to convey her needs.
She refuses to sleep with the artists.
She is not built for their sort of work.
24)

How does the story "Hilda and Rango" end? (from Hilda and Rango)

Hilda returns to France.
Rango leaves with the gypsies.
Rango and Hilda finally make love.
Rango proposes to Hilda.
25)

At her wedding to Robert, what haunts Dorothy? (from Two Sisters)

Edna's severe depression.
Henry's illness.
Donald's drug use.
Robert's wandering eye.
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