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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?
(a) It is too far away from his job.
(b) There are too many roaches.
(c) There is not enough light to paint.
(d) It reminds him of his childhood home.

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

3. Why is no one able to recognize Maria in the nude portraits?
(a) Maria is always veiled in public.
(b) Maria is too angry looking compared to her portrait.
(c) Novalis pretends that the model he uses is a really well-known one who is built the same.
(d) Novalis paints a different face on her.

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

5. At her wedding to Robert, what haunts Dorothy?
(a) Donald's drug use.
(b) Robert's wandering eye.
(c) Henry's illness.
(d) Edna's severe depression.

6. 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) Her desire to be with Robert has returned.
(c) She still cannot be aroused by him.
(d) She was never attracted to Robert.

7. 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.

8. Where does Michel claim to have found the aphrodisiac he uses on Lina?
(a) Japan.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) India.
(d) China.

9. Which girl falls in line with Manuel's plan when he leaves the bathroom door open during urination?
(a) The plump girl.
(b) The shy girl.
(c) The blonde girl.
(d) The curly-haired girl.

10. With what Russian author does the woman describe the Russian prisoner's answers?
(a) Dostoyevsky.
(b) Trotsky.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Gorky.

11. Why does Robert become enamored of Dorothy?
(a) He hears her singing.
(b) He has followed her art career.
(c) He sees her naked.
(d) He watches her dance.

12. What comment does Harry make about Edna's body that destroys her self-confidence?
(a) He says she has skinny legs.
(b) He says she has broad shoulders.
(c) He says she has small breasts.
(d) He says she has thick hips.

13. For what reason do Maria and Novalis have their first argument?
(a) He refuses to go to church.
(b) Novalis slaps her.
(c) She sees him using a nude model.
(d) She sees him making love to another woman.

14. What painting does Maria resemble?
(a) Maja Desnuda.
(b) Maja Maria.
(c) Maja Madre.
(d) Maja Jesus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?

2. What sort of men tend to be attracted to Dorothy and her strength?

3. What does Maria believe about Novalis's new paintings and enthusiasm?

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

5. Why does Dorothy begin to have an affair with Donald?

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