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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What disturbs Lina about Michel's apartment?
(a) The high story.
(b) The eroticism.
(c) The claustrophobic walls.
(d) The coldness.

2. Why does Lina claim to hate all men?
(a) She claims they are useless.
(b) She wishes she were one.
(c) She was just left broken-hearted by a man.
(d) She claims they do not treat her friends well.

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

4. What are Dorothy's career aspirations?
(a) Model.
(b) Writer.
(c) Sculptor.
(d) Actress.

5. To what are the girls compared as they run away from Manuel?
(a) Mice.
(b) Birds.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Cats.

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

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

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

9. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?
(a) Baltic.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Normandy.
(d) Transylvanian.

10. What sort of nightgown does Lina bring to the narrator's home?
(a) A high-necked matronly gown.
(b) A black lace nightgown.
(c) A red kimono.
(d) She does not wear a nightgown.

11. How do Louis and the woman spend time between bouts of love-making?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Walking.
(d) Eating.

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

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

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

15. What is Michel burning when the narrator and Lina arrive at his apartment?
(a) Opium.
(b) Grass.
(c) Incense.
(d) Wax.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what city does "The Maja" take place?

3. Which of the following is not one of the reasons Maria refuses to show her nude body to her husband?

4. What does Louis see when he spies on the couple in the house?

5. For what reason does the tall woman admit to having fallen in love with her husband in "Sirocco?"

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