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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mandra describe her beauty in relation to Miriam's natural beauty?
(a) Superior.
(b) European.
(c) Artificial.
(d) Equal.

2. Why is Albert finally able to make love to Faye?
(a) She is no longer a child.
(b) She smells like his servants.
(c) She is finally aggressive enough to please him.
(d) She has physically matured.

3. Why is the narrator/model unable to find modeling work in the country?
(a) She is not built for their sort of work.
(b) She is too timid in her approach.
(c) She cannot speak English well enough to convey her needs.
(d) She refuses to sleep with the artists.

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

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

6. 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) Masturbating to a painting of her.
(d) Putting his hand up a servant's skirt.

7. What does Rango do to Hilda when he takes her back to his cart?
(a) Kisses her all over.
(b) Reads to her.
(c) Massages her legs and feet.
(d) Plays a song for her.

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

9. Why does Mary not want Mandra to meet her husband?
(a) Mary is afraid Mandra will seduce him.
(b) Mandra is racist.
(c) Mary does not like her husband.
(d) Mary wants Mandra to remain a secret in her life.

10. How does Laura feel when Jan appears to be slightly aroused by his first drawing on the ceiling?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Aroused.
(c) Excited.
(d) Jealous.

11. Upon her return to New York, where does the narrator/model find some modeling work?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Dress shops.
(c) Art schools.
(d) Lingerie boutiques.

12. How does the painter know Bijou has been faithless?
(a) Her paint is smeared.
(b) He hears her having sex with someone else.
(c) The painter hears a man talking about having sex with Bijou.
(d) Her hair is messed up.

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

14. How does Rango help Hilda overcome her learned responses to sex?
(a) He sleeps with her whenever he wants.
(b) He corrects her every move.
(c) He allows her to initiate sex.
(d) He arouses her but forces her to wait to make love.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Albert spend his honeymoon night with Faye?

2. What is the name of the narrator/model's boyfriend in "A Model?"

3. In what line of work did Mary find herself in at times during her younger days in "Mandra?"

4. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?

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

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