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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria feel about the place she and Ralf go?

2. What are Maria's memories filled with after her first special client?

3. What does her surprise guest in Chapter 23 hit Maria with?

4. What does Milan consider Maria to be?

5. Where does Ralf invite Maria to accompany him after they tied something around their faces?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the librarian react to the books she reads?

2. Describe Maria and Ralf's first experience when he is her customer.

3. How does Maria feel about going home after she tells Milan she is quitting?

4. How is Maria's life very lucrative by her first experience with Ralf?

5. Describe what the Violet Rod is.

6. What does Ralf force Maria to do in relation to pleasure in pain?

7. How does Milan react to Maria spending an evening with Ralf?

8. How does Maria feel about her home and Geneva after her first experience with Ralf?

9. Why does Maria hesitate about going to the exhibition with Ralf?

10. How do Maria and Ralf connect in their first time when he is her customer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of Maria's diary entry about the caged bird in relationship to Maria's own state of being.

Essay Topic 2

Describe what Ralf represents to Maria and what Maria represents to Ralf.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the different moments where Maria ignores all forms of caution and then when she adheres to caution. Explain what makes her react cautiously to some situations and not to others.

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