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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Manuel's favorite way of arousing himself?
(a) He writes down erotic thoughts.
(b) He likes to use a pillow.
(c) Men fighting.
(d) He likes to be watched by women.

2. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?
(a) It is too far away from his job.
(b) There is not enough light to paint.
(c) There are too many roaches.
(d) It reminds him of his childhood home.

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

4. What do the girls see when Manuel's kimono slips open?
(a) His abdomen.
(b) The scars on his legs.
(c) That he is aroused.
(d) His chest.

5. What interrupts the tall woman's story to the narrator?
(a) The narrator grows ill from the heat.
(b) The wind blows the door open.
(c) The roof begins to leak.
(d) Her roommate brings a tray of beverage to them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite having broken through her frigidness with Donald, what does Dorothy discover about her love life with Robert?

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

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

4. What is a sirocco?

5. What does Lina claim about her experiences in Michel's apartment?

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