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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator accompany the two women to their Moorish tower?
(a) He is feeling ill and needs to rest in the shade.
(b) He wishes to see their artwork.
(c) The sirocco is growing violent.
(d) He has offered a fine bottle of wine in exchange for shelter.

2. In the woman's story, why was the Russian going to be executed?
(a) He murdered a diplomat.
(b) He was a traitor.
(c) He had kidnapped a diplomat's child.
(d) He had entered the country illegally.

3. What happens the day after Lina and the narrator visit Michel?
(a) Lina leaves for Paris.
(b) Lina moves in with the narrator.
(c) Lina sleeps with the narrator.
(d) Lina enters a convent.

4. What is the occupation of Lena's friend who tells stories of his job and of his roommate's lustiness in "A Model?"
(a) Model.
(b) Singer.
(c) Actor.
(d) Prostitute.

5. When the narrator/model has to pose with a man and a woman for another illustrator, why is the narrator so uneasy?
(a) She did not like having to kiss the man.
(b) The other woman is quite catty towards her.
(c) The artist has been known to molest his artists.
(d) The man had previously been lewd with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the story "Hilda and Rango" end?

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

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

4. What act does Manuel's wife perform for the circus?

5. According to the painter, what infuses Bijou's body?

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