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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 coldness.
(b) The claustrophobic walls.
(c) The eroticism.
(d) The high story.

2. For what reason do Maria and Novalis have their first argument?
(a) Novalis slaps her.
(b) She sees him making love to another woman.
(c) She sees him using a nude model.
(d) He refuses to go to church.

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

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

5. What else happens the second the man penetrates the woman, according to her story in "The Woman on the Dunes?"
(a) The Russian is shot before he can be hanged.
(b) The man in front of her collapses.
(c) A bottle of wine is thrown at the Russian.
(d) The Russian is hanged.

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

7. What interrupts the tall woman's story to the narrator?
(a) The roof begins to leak.
(b) The wind blows the door open.
(c) Her roommate brings a tray of beverage to them.
(d) The narrator grows ill from the heat.

8. With what Russian author does the woman describe the Russian prisoner's answers?
(a) Nabokov.
(b) Dostoyevsky.
(c) Trotsky.
(d) Gorky.

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

10. What occurs between Michel, Lina, and the narrator while at Michel's apartment?
(a) They have a huge fight.
(b) They smoke opium.
(c) They have a threesome.
(d) They create a painting together.

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

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

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

14. What is a sirocco?
(a) A hurricane from Australia.
(b) A wind from Africa.
(c) A thunderstorm from South America.
(d) A drought from India.

15. What is Manuel's favorite way of arousing himself?
(a) He writes down erotic thoughts.
(b) Men fighting.
(c) He likes to use a pillow.
(d) He likes to be watched by women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what reasons does the tall woman's new friend find her attractive?

3. When Maria returns from the country, what does she discover in the studio?

4. How long does it take Manuel to renovate the new apartments?

5. How many girls promise to come see Manuel the day after they meet him?

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