View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rango's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Chef.
(d) Actor.

2. In Laura's mind during "the Chanchiquito," what forms images on the ceiling?
(a) Paint splatters.
(b) Jan's insomniac scribblings.
(c) The cracks.
(d) The water stains.

3. How does the painter decorate himself for the Art Ball at the end of "The Queen?"
(a) He paints himself in tribal patterns.
(b) He shaves his head.
(c) He does not decorate himself at all.
(d) He paints himself brown.

4. In "A Model," why does the mother's friend believe the narrator could be a model?
(a) The narrator can contort her body.
(b) The narrator has an unusual face.
(c) The narrator has a skill for stillness.
(d) The narrator has an exceptionally lovely body.

5. For whom are Albert and Faye throwing a party?
(a) Their Spanish friends.
(b) Their relatives.
(c) Their African friends.
(d) The servants.

6. What position is Laura holding after Jan is done drawing on the ceiling?
(a) The position of the Maja Desnuda.
(b) The position of the Pieta.
(c) The pose of the drawn woman above them.
(d) The pose of the Mona Lisa.

7. Describe the relationship between the aristocratic woman and her lawyer in "The Chanchiquito."
(a) Strained familial relations.
(b) Dignified flirtation.
(c) Mutual hatred.
(d) Siblings.

8. Why does Rango grow angry with Hilda?
(a) She keeps interrupting his music.
(b) She keeps falling asleep.
(c) She crudely attempted to initiate sex.
(d) She arouses him and leaves.

9. What attribute of Faye's purchase for the party lingers on her?
(a) The cuts from the thorns.
(b) The color.
(c) The scent.
(d) The flavor on her lips.

10. Laura's uncle advises his friend to take two of what article of clothing to Brazil in "The Chanchiquito?"
(a) Scarves.
(b) Hats.
(c) Pants.
(d) Jackets.

11. What does the narrator/model realize after she fends off the attentions of the young illustrator?
(a) She never wants to be touched by a man again.
(b) She enjoyed having him touch her.
(c) She no longer wishes to model.
(d) She cannot afford to upset any of the artists.

12. In what state does Rango generally live?
(a) Half-asleep.
(b) Angry.
(c) Stoned.
(d) Drunk.

13. What body part is the painter from "The Queen" discussing in the following statement? "Her _____. It is impossible to describe her _____ except by saying that they were the _____ of an orgasm."
(a) Voice.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Hands.

14. What is the name of the narrator/model's boyfriend in "A Model?"
(a) Michel.
(b) Pierre.
(c) Henry.
(d) Stephen.

15. What is the occupation of Lena's friend who tells stories of his job and of his roommate's lustiness in "A Model?"
(a) Model.
(b) Prostitute.
(c) Actor.
(d) Singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hilda discover she must do with the American writer whenever she wants to have sex?

2. What does the narrator/model offer to her boyfriend in "A Model," which he refuses?

3. What happens when Albert tries to have sex with Faye?

4. In "A Model," while posing for the South American painter, the narrator is posed on a dummy of what animal?

5. Why does Mary not want Mandra to meet her husband?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 560 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample