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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lina grow angry at the narrator in the cafe?
(a) The narrator found the chanteuse attractive.
(b) The narrator has just left Michel's bed.
(c) The narrator tries to kiss her.
(d) The narrator has asked if Lina would like to visit Hans.

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

3. Why is Edna able to spend so much time with her new lover, Robert?
(a) Her husband is gone on cruises for months at a time.
(b) Her husband has given her permission to have an affair.
(c) She tells her husband that Robert is in the seminary.
(d) She tells her husband that Robert is gay.

4. What is the cause of Manuel's loss of sexual desire?
(a) He was beaten for masturbation.
(b) Therese is frigid.
(c) He can never simply make love to a woman.
(d) He is self-loathing homosexual.

5. Why does the tall woman's husband refuse to make love to her?
(a) She is not a virgin.
(b) Her hair is too long and he does not wish to disturb it.
(c) She is bigger than the Chinese women.
(d) She does not smell correctly.

6. What excuse does Robert have for identifying Edna with his mother?
(a) Edna sings the same songs she does.
(b) They share the same birthday.
(c) Edna has his mother's hair color.
(d) Edna and his mother got along too well for his comfort.

7. What time does "The Woman on the Dunes" start?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Two in the morning.
(d) Ten at night.

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

9. To where does Louis follow the mysterious woman?
(a) The ocean.
(b) The woods.
(c) The village.
(d) The mountains.

10. What causes Maria to go into deep sleeps?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Wine.
(d) Pills.

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

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

13. What does Louis discover when he awakens the morning after making love to the woman?
(a) He has been brought back to his own house during the night.
(b) The woman left him a note, asking him to come visit her later that day.
(c) He has dreamt the entire encounter.
(d) The woman has disappeared.

14. What does Novalis do without Maria's knowledge while she sleeps?
(a) He hires nude models to sit for him.
(b) He paints her in the nude.
(c) He makes love to her.
(d) He consults a lawyer for a divorce.

15. How do the woman and her friends spend the night before witnessing the Russian's execution?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Harry's occupation?

2. What is significant about the mysterious man standing behind the woman at the Russian's execution?

3. What is Lina's mood whenever the narrator's lovers come to visit?

4. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?

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

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