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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What about Hilda's body amazes Rango?
(a) Her paleness.
(b) Her delicacy.
(c) Her strength.
(d) Her hourglass figure.

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

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

5. What sort of woman does the painter of "The Queen" claim gives him the most pleasure?
(a) A woman who falls in love too easily.
(b) A woman who can give him an equal partnership.
(c) A woman incapable of falling in love.
(d) A woman who must be wooed.

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

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

8. What would happen when Bijou would walk alone in the streets?
(a) Police would try to arrest her for prostitution.
(b) Women would throw things at her.
(c) Animals would run away from her.
(d) Men would follow her.

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

10. In the eyes of the painter, what was Bijou, his favorite model, unable to do?
(a) Lie.
(b) Break up with a lover.
(c) Remain faithful.
(d) Tell the truth.

11. 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.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What, in particular, does Faye buy at the end of the story?

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

3. What does Faye finally request of Albert?

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

5. What does Faye catch Albert doing one day as she comes up the stairs?

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