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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the man the tall woman meets at her hotel when she leaves her husband in "Sirocco."
(a) French painter.
(b) English poet.
(c) American writer.
(d) Italian sculptor.

2. Where does Michel claim to have found the aphrodisiac he uses on Lina?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) China.
(c) India.
(d) Japan.

3. What sort of men tend to be attracted to Dorothy and her strength?
(a) Adventurous men.
(b) Abusive men.
(c) Strong men.
(d) Timid men.

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

5. Why does Lina hate the narrator's lovers?
(a) She is in love with the narrator.
(b) She mistakes her friend's cries of passion as cries of violence.
(c) The lovers had played a cruel prank on Lina years earlier.
(d) She believes they are not good enough for her friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?

3. Where is the beach in the beginning of "Sirocco" located?

4. To what is Louis resistant the night he cannot sleep in "The Woman on the Dunes?"

5. For what reason does the tall woman admit to having fallen in love with her husband in "Sirocco?"

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