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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reasons does the tall woman's new friend find her attractive?
(a) Her large eyes.
(b) Her height and strength.
(c) Her tanned skin.
(d) Her sarcasm.

2. After the marriage, why can Dorothy no longer enjoy sex with Robert?
(a) She feels too guilty.
(b) She only wants Donald.
(c) She thinks she is a lesbian.
(d) She is starting to identify him with her father.

3. What happens when Louis tries to make love to the woman on the beach?
(a) A storm hits and they are forced to take cover.
(b) They are interrupted by her friend.
(c) He grows ill from swimming.
(d) He loses his erection.

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

5. What else happens the second the man penetrates the woman, according to her story in "The Woman on the Dunes?"
(a) The Russian is shot before he can be hanged.
(b) The Russian is hanged.
(c) The man in front of her collapses.
(d) A bottle of wine is thrown at the Russian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Robert have for identifying Edna with his mother?

2. Why is no one able to recognize Maria in the nude portraits?

3. Why is Edna able to spend so much time with her new lover, Robert?

4. What is a pissoir?

5. Fill in the blank: the narrator of "Lina" has two male lovers who are named Michel and ______.

(see the answer key)

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