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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. 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.

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

6. What is the occupation of Lena's friend who tells stories of his job and of his roommate's lustiness in "A Model?"
(a) Actor.
(b) Model.
(c) Singer.
(d) Prostitute.

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

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

9. 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 platonic friends.
(b) They become lovers.
(c) They become roommates.
(d) They become colleagues.

10. Fill in the blank for this quote from "Mandra:" "[Miriam and Paul's] obsession [is] with the word that is the key to society--everything must be "________."
(a) Smart.
(b) Perfection.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Rich.

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

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

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

14. What does Bijou promise the painter before the Art Ball?
(a) He will be her first lover of the night..
(b) She will dance with him first.
(c) She will always remain faithful to her.
(d) She will go home with him at the end of the night.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reynolds refuse to sleep with the narrator/model in "A Model?"

2. In what city does "Mandra" take place?

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

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

5. In "the Chanchiquito," why is a witch doctor called in to help the aristocratic lady?

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