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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens the day after Lina and the narrator visit Michel?
(a) Lina moves in with the narrator.
(b) Lina leaves for Paris.
(c) Lina sleeps with the narrator.
(d) Lina enters a convent.

2. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?
(a) Furniture money.
(b) Doctor money.
(c) Rent.
(d) Food money.

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

4. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Maria refuses to show her nude body to her husband?
(a) She is bourgeous.
(b) She is Catholic.
(c) She is Spanish.
(d) She is pregnant.

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

6. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?
(a) She resents all actors.
(b) She is very close to her brother-in-law.
(c) Robert reminds her of the lover who broke her heart.
(d) She believes he is the one who led Edna astray from Harry.

7. What happens when Louis tries to make love to the woman on the beach?
(a) He grows ill from swimming.
(b) They are interrupted by her friend.
(c) He loses his erection.
(d) A storm hits and they are forced to take cover.

8. After making love to Robert, why does Dorothy run away from him and her sister?
(a) She has become pregnant.
(b) She feels extremely guilty.
(c) She is angry at Robert for seducing her.
(d) She wants to punish Robert.

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

10. What is Lina's mood whenever the narrator's lovers come to visit?
(a) Joy.
(b) Amusement.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Caution.

11. What does Maria believe about Novalis's new paintings and enthusiasm?
(a) He is having an affair.
(b) He is painting only his fantasies.
(c) He is merely replicating his one portrait of her.
(d) He is ingesting certain drugs.

12. When promising to show the exotic birds to the schoolgirls, what does Manuel say is different about the bird from Brazil?
(a) It has three eyes.
(b) It has chameleon like abilities.
(c) It sings opera.
(d) It has the head of a monkey.

13. For what reasons does the tall woman's new friend find her attractive?
(a) Her sarcasm.
(b) Her height and strength.
(c) Her tanned skin.
(d) Her large eyes.

14. Where does Manuel keep all of his new birds?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The terrace.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The front room.

15. What part of Edna fascinates Robert the most?
(a) Her hands.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Her eyes.
(d) Her voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Donald claim he can never forgive Dorothy?

2. What disturbs Lina about Michel's apartment?

3. After the marriage, why can Dorothy no longer enjoy sex with Robert?

4. Describe the man the tall woman meets at her hotel when she leaves her husband in "Sirocco."

5. While fixing up the new apartment, what thought keeps Manuel working?

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