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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does "Little Birds" take place?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) London.
(c) New York City.
(d) Paris.

2. What does Louis see when he spies on the couple in the house?
(a) The man is performing oral sex on the woman.
(b) The woman is performing oral sex on the man.
(c) The woman is being seduced by the man.
(d) The man is making love to the woman.

3. What is significant about the mysterious man standing behind the woman at the Russian's execution?
(a) He is coughing with tuberculosis.
(b) He is bleeding.
(c) He is smoking opium.
(d) He is pressing his erection against her.

4. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?
(a) Rent.
(b) Doctor money.
(c) Furniture money.
(d) Food money.

5. With what Russian author does the woman describe the Russian prisoner's answers?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Gorky.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Dostoyevsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the mysterious woman not afraid of Louis swimming with her?

2. What sort of nightgown does Lina bring to the narrator's home?

3. How do Louis and the woman spend time between bouts of love-making?

4. Despite her proclivities, what does Lina decry as disgusting?

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

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