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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) Barmaid.
(c) Prostitution.
(d) Model.

2. When the narrator/model has to pose with a man and a woman for another illustrator, why is the narrator so uneasy?
(a) The man had previously been lewd with her.
(b) The other woman is quite catty towards her.
(c) The artist has been known to molest his artists.
(d) She did not like having to kiss the man.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What sort of relationship blooms between the attractive man at the end of the story who adores Europe and the narrator/model?
(a) They become roommates.
(b) They become lovers.
(c) They become colleagues.
(d) They become platonic friends.

9. What does the narrator/model offer to her boyfriend in "A Model," which he refuses?
(a) To watch her model.
(b) Elopement.
(c) To help him become a model.
(d) Her virginity.

10. Why does Bijou not allow the painter to touch her before the event?
(a) She does not want her paint smeared.
(b) She does not wish to be unfaithful to her lover.
(c) She is frigid.
(d) She does not want to ruin their non-sexual intimacy.

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

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

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

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

15. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?
(a) A woman.
(b) A dog.
(c) A man.
(d) A chanchiquito.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mandra do to Mary?

2. What is the theme of the event for which the painter decorates Bijou?

3. How does Jan redirect Laura's attention from the ceiling at the end of "the Chanchiquito?"

4. How does Laura initially describe the animal she sees near the first image on the ceiling?

5. In the eyes of the painter, what was Bijou, his favorite model, unable to do?

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