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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what is Laura and Jan lying in the second half of "the Chanchiquito?"
(a) Jan's bed.
(b) Laura's bed.
(c) Laura's terrace.
(d) Jan's terrace.

2. Who does Paul wish to take the women to see in "Mandra?"
(a) Allen Ginsberg.
(b) Henry Miller.
(c) The String Man.
(d) Marcel Marceau.

3. To what mythological character does the painter compare Bijoul?
(a) Medusa.
(b) The Furies.
(c) Hera.
(d) Athena.

4. What is the theme of the event for which the painter decorates Bijou?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Japan.
(c) India.
(d) Africa.

5. How does Albert spend his honeymoon night with Faye?
(a) He makes love to her.
(b) He introduces her to drugs.
(c) He merely caresses her body.
(d) He gets drunk.

6. How does the story "Hilda and Rango" end?
(a) Rango proposes to Hilda.
(b) Rango leaves with the gypsies.
(c) Rango and Hilda finally make love.
(d) Hilda returns to France.

7. In "the Chanchiquito," why is a witch doctor called in to help the aristocratic lady?
(a) A chanchiquito ran up her skirt.
(b) The lady has a heart attack.
(c) The lady is struck dumb at the sight of a chanchiquito.
(d) The lady is startled by the chanchiquito and falls, hitting her head.

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

9. Who comforts Faye when she hears Albert having sex with the servant girls?
(a) The dressmaker.
(b) Another servant.
(c) The gardener.
(d) The cook.

10. What, in particular, does Faye buy at the end of the story?
(a) Roses.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Beets.
(d) Saffron.

11. What instrument does Rango play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Drums.

12. How does Jan redirect Laura's attention from the ceiling at the end of "the Chanchiquito?"
(a) He begins to sketch her.
(b) They make violent love.
(c) He threatens to throw her out of his apartment.
(d) He proposes to her.

13. What is Hilda's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Actress.
(c) Singer.
(d) Model.

14. 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) Mouth.
(b) Hands.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Voice.

15. In "A Model," while posing for the South American painter, the narrator is posed on a dummy of what animal?
(a) Horse.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mandra do to Miriam on the drive at the end of "Mandra?"

2. In what city was Fay born in "Saffron?"

3. Why does Bijou not allow the painter to touch her before the event?

4. What does Miriam try on for Mandra?

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

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