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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Novalis grow weary of Maria?
(a) She is too enthusiastic in her sexual pursuits.
(b) She is not beautiful enough for him.
(c) She is too educated and he cannot keep up with her.
(d) She has no passion.

3. Despite having broken through her frigidness with Donald, what does Dorothy discover about her love life with Robert?
(a) Robert has never found her attractive.
(b) She still cannot be aroused by him.
(c) Her desire to be with Robert has returned.
(d) She was never attracted to Robert.

4. What is Michel burning when the narrator and Lina arrive at his apartment?
(a) Opium.
(b) Grass.
(c) Incense.
(d) Wax.

5. Why does Therese initially not care for the rooms in which Manuel wants to move?
(a) The rooms are dirty and uninhabitable.
(b) The walls are too thin.
(c) It is located across from a school.
(d) It is too far from her circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?

2. What part of Edna fascinates Robert the most?

3. What would happen when Bijou would walk alone in the streets?

4. After making love to Robert, why does Dorothy run away from him and her sister?

5. What is a pissoir?

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