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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comment does Harry make about Edna's body that destroys her self-confidence?
(a) He says she has broad shoulders.
(b) He says she has small breasts.
(c) He says she has skinny legs.
(d) He says she has thick hips.

2. What does Dorothy do after having sex with Donald and John?
(a) She goes home to make love to Robert.
(b) She separates from Robert.
(c) She boards a ship for China.
(d) She gives all his money to his mistress.

3. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?
(a) A chanchiquito.
(b) A man.
(c) A dog.
(d) A woman.

4. Why does Reynolds refuse to sleep with the narrator/model in "A Model?"
(a) He is a homosexual.
(b) He has taken a vow of chastity for his art.
(c) He has a sexually transmitted disease.
(d) He does not wish to get her pregnant and risk an abortion.

5. In "A Model," why does the mother's friend believe the narrator could be a model?
(a) The narrator has a skill for stillness.
(b) The narrator can contort her body.
(c) The narrator has an unusual face.
(d) The narrator has an exceptionally lovely body.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "the Chanchiquito," why is a witch doctor called in to help the aristocratic lady?

2. How does Laura feel when Jan appears to be slightly aroused by his first drawing on the ceiling?

3. Why does Robert become enamored of Dorothy?

4. What sort of relationship blooms between the attractive man at the end of the story who adores Europe and the narrator/model?

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

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