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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What stories does Michel tell as Lina dozes off?
(a) His art.
(b) His travels.
(c) His movies.
(d) His family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 chameleon like abilities.
(b) It has the head of a monkey.
(c) It sings opera.
(d) It has three eyes.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While using the toilet, why does Manuel leave the door to the bathroom open while the girls are in his apartment?

3. What is a pissoir?

4. What interrupts the tall woman's story to the narrator?

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

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