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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Louis resistant the night he cannot sleep in "The Woman on the Dunes?"
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Sex.
(d) Alcohol.

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

3. To what are the girls compared as they run away from Manuel?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Birds.
(c) Cats.
(d) Mice.

4. What is transpiring as the tall woman talks to her husband on the phone at her hotel?
(a) Her friend is playing the guitar for her.
(b) Her friend is helping her pack her bags to run away again.
(c) Her friend is sketching her form.
(d) Her friend is beginning to make love to her.

5. To where does the tall woman flee when she leaves her husband?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Shanghai.
(d) Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many girls promise to come see Manuel the day after they meet him?

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

3. In the beginning of "The Woman on the Dunes," why can't Louis sleep?

4. What is Michel burning when the narrator and Lina arrive at his apartment?

5. How do the woman and her friends spend the night before witnessing the Russian's execution?

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