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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Fill in the blank: the narrator of "Lina" has two male lovers who are named Michel and ______.
(a) Melchior.
(b) Gunther.
(c) Hans.
(d) Dieter.

2. What is a pissoir?
(a) The front room of an apartment building.
(b) A private bathhouse.
(c) A public urinal.
(d) A brothel.

3. What does a chanchiquito do?
(a) Steals a person's hat.
(b) Sticks its snout up a woman's skirt.
(c) Steals a person's food.
(d) Attacks any dogs nearby.

4. Fill in the blank for this quote from "Mandra:" "[Miriam and Paul's] obsession [is] with the word that is the key to society--everything must be "________."
(a) Perfection.
(b) Amusing.
(c) Rich.
(d) Smart.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For whom are Albert and Faye throwing a party?

3. What happens when Louis tries to make love to the woman on the beach?

4. Why does Lina grow angry at the narrator in the cafe?

5. How does Pierre turn the tables on Jeannette at the end of "Runaway?"

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