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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman on the Dunes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Manuel to renovate the new apartments?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Three week.
(d) Four weeks.

2. Why is the mysterious woman not afraid of Louis swimming with her?
(a) He assures her he has no intentions.
(b) She is attracted to him.
(c) She knows him.
(d) Louis knows that she is already married and cannot be touched.

3. What act does Manuel's wife perform for the circus?
(a) Snake charmer.
(b) Trapeze.
(c) Lion tamer.
(d) Contortionist.

4. How does the woman on the beach help Louis?
(a) She slowly stimulates him back to arousal.
(b) She takes him back to her house.
(c) She hides him in the bushes.
(d) She gives him some water to settle his stomach.

5. What is the cause of Manuel's loss of sexual desire?
(a) He can never simply make love to a woman.
(b) He was beaten for masturbation.
(c) Therese is frigid.
(d) He is self-loathing homosexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. While fixing up the new apartment, what thought keeps Manuel working?

2. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?

3. To what are the girls compared as they run away from Manuel?

4. To where does Louis follow the mysterious woman?

5. With what Russian author does the woman describe the Russian prisoner's answers?

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