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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Novalis do without Maria's knowledge while she sleeps?
(a) He makes love to her.
(b) He consults a lawyer for a divorce.
(c) He paints her in the nude.
(d) He hires nude models to sit for him.

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

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

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

5. While fixing up the new apartment, what thought keeps Manuel working?
(a) Therese's happiness.
(b) The idea of living across from a girls' school.
(c) The pride in his workmanship.
(d) His need to have a place to paint.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sirocco?

2. What time does "The Woman on the Dunes" start?

3. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?

4. In the woman's story, why was the Russian going to be executed?

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

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