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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what line of work did Mary find herself in at times during her younger days in "Mandra?"
(a) Chorus girl.
(b) Model.
(c) Barmaid.
(d) Prostitution.

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

3. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?
(a) The artist is very brusque and barely pays attention to her.
(b) The artist is a perfect gentleman.
(c) The artist behaves lewdly.
(d) The artist is quite drunk.

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

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

6. With what group of people does Rango generally live and travel?
(a) Gypsies.
(b) Immigrants going to the coast.
(c) Artists.
(d) American Indians.

7. What happens when Albert tries to have sex with Faye?
(a) His servants interrupt them.
(b) He cannot sustain an erection.
(c) His lovemaking is unsatisfying to Faye.
(d) He is too violent with her.

8. What does Hilda discover she must do with the American writer whenever she wants to have sex?
(a) She must allow him to beat her slightly.
(b) She always has to make the first move.
(c) She must bring in another woman.
(d) She must schedule the time out in advance.

9. What does Faye catch Albert doing one day as she comes up the stairs?
(a) Violently punching a wall.
(b) Drinking secretly from a flask.
(c) Putting his hand up a servant's skirt.
(d) Masturbating to a painting of her.

10. In what state of dress is Miriam when she calls Mandra in to her room to keep her company?
(a) Nearly dressed save for her shirt.
(b) Fully dressed.
(c) Only lingerie.
(d) Naked.

11. What appears to be Albert's favorite part of Faye's body?
(a) Her breasts.
(b) Her hands.
(c) Her buttocks.
(d) Her eyes.

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

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

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

15. According to "The Queen," to what event does Bijou invite the painter?
(a) Broadway opening.
(b) Art Ball.
(c) Gallery opening.
(d) Society gala.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mandra describe her beauty in relation to Miriam's natural beauty?

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

3. For whom are Albert and Faye throwing a party?

4. Who comforts Faye when she hears Albert having sex with the servant girls?

5. What were characteristics of the American writer's work that attracted women (such as Hilda in "Hilda and Rango") to him?

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