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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 129 through 182.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Domnei," which two things is the narrator subject to?
(a) To the other's dependency and to that of the other's children.
(b) To the opinions of society and to the opinions of the other.
(c) To the loved one and to that person's parents.
(d) To the loved one and to the loved one's dependency.

2. Which of the following topics describes the theme of "The Absent One/Absence?"
(a) The role of absence in film narratives.
(b) A process whereby the lover's absence is transformed into an abandonment.
(c) The inner motivations for leaving a relationship.
(d) The lover's lack of concern for the absent love object.

3. Which of the following scenarios is described in No Answer/Silence?
(a) The lover is anxious because his calls go unanswered.
(b) The amorous subject does not like to be alone.
(c) The lover is anxious because his letters remain unanswered.
(d) The amorous subject is discouraged by the other's distracted silence.

4. In the same section, what does the lover mourn when the love object is lost?
(a) The loss of belief in true love.
(b) The loss of love and desire, not the loss of the other.
(c) The loss of financial security.
(d) The loss of someone to talk to.

5. How does the informer wound the subject?
(a) He sabotages the subjects relationship with the other.
(b) He tells lies about the loved being.
(c) He competes for the loved beings affections.
(d) He provides commonplace information about the loved being.

Short Answer Questions

1. What clothing is Werther wearing when he first dances with Charlotte?

2. How does the lover come to perceive the contingencies that affect him?

3. In The Orange/Irksome, an episode involving oranges from the novel Werther is used to describe which of the following feelings?

4. What does the "fulfillment" or comblement of the title refer to?

5. What is another name used in The Ribbon/Objects to describe the lover's attachment to an object that belonged to the beloved?

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