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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Model," while posing for the South American painter, the narrator is posed on a dummy of what animal?
(a) Horse.
(b) Eagle.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Donkey.

2. What does a chanchiquito do?
(a) Steals a person's hat.
(b) Sticks its snout up a woman's skirt.
(c) Attacks any dogs nearby.
(d) Steals a person's food.

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

4. In what state does Rango generally live?
(a) Stoned.
(b) Half-asleep.
(c) Angry.
(d) Drunk.

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

6. 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) Rich.
(b) Smart.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Perfection.

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

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

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

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

11. In what city was Fay born in "Saffron?"
(a) Charleston.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

12. What does Mandra do to Miriam on the drive at the end of "Mandra?"
(a) Injects her with heroin.
(b) Secretly stimulates her to orgasm.
(c) Promises to run away with her to Europe.
(d) Reveals Miriam's indiscretions to her husband.

13. In what is Laura and Jan lying in the second half of "the Chanchiquito?"
(a) Jan's bed.
(b) Laura's bed.
(c) Laura's terrace.
(d) Jan's terrace.

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

15. What does Miriam try on for Mandra?
(a) A kimono.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) A bathing suit.
(d) A dress.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Mandra initially decide against seducing Mary?

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

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

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

5. What instrument does Rango play?

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