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

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 is starting to identify him with her father.
(d) She thinks she is a lesbian.

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

3. How does the woman on the beach help Louis?
(a) She gives him some water to settle his stomach.
(b) She slowly stimulates him back to arousal.
(c) She hides him in the bushes.
(d) She takes him back to her house.

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

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

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

7. How long does it take Manuel to renovate the new apartments?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Five weeks.
(c) Three week.
(d) Four weeks.

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

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

10. What does Maria forbid Novalis from using in his art?
(a) Photographs.
(b) The color red.
(c) Charcoal.
(d) Models.

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

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

13. In what city does "Little Birds" take place?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) New York City.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite having broken through her frigidness with Donald, what does Dorothy discover about her love life with Robert?

2. What are Dorothy's career aspirations?

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

4. What are Edna's career aspirations?

5. What does Louis discover when he awakens the morning after making love to the woman?

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