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

2. What time does "The Woman on the Dunes" start?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Ten at night.
(d) Two in the morning.

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

4. How many girls promise to come see Manuel the day after they meet him?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

5. While using the toilet, why does Manuel leave the door to the bathroom open while the girls are in his apartment?
(a) He wants to watch them in the mirror.
(b) He wants them to see him.
(c) He does not want to risk blocking out the birds' voices.
(d) He is afraid of small spaces.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Therese initially not care for the rooms in which Manuel wants to move?

2. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?

3. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?

4. What else happens the second the man penetrates the woman, according to her story in "The Woman on the Dunes?"

5. What happens when Louis tries to make love to the woman on the beach?

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