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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dorothy begin to have an affair with Donald?
(a) He resembles Robert.
(b) Edna wants Donald.
(c) He is easily swayed by Dorothy.
(d) Donald can pay for her art supplies.

2. How is the Russian in the woman's story to be executed?
(a) Electric chair.
(b) Gas chamber.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Firing squad.

3. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Transylvanian.
(d) Baltic.

4. To what animal is Lina frequently compared?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A lioness.
(c) A snake.
(d) A bird.

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 is afraid of small spaces.
(d) He does not want to risk blocking out the birds' voices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Robert become enamored of Dorothy?

2. In what city does "Little Birds" take place?

3. What happens the day after Lina and the narrator visit Michel?

4. Where does Michel claim to have found the aphrodisiac he uses on Lina?

5. How does the narrator describe the tall woman on the beach in "Sirocco?"

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