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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria believe about Novalis's new paintings and enthusiasm?
(a) He is merely replicating his one portrait of her.
(b) He is painting only his fantasies.
(c) He is ingesting certain drugs.
(d) He is having an affair.

2. What occurs between Michel, Lina, and the narrator while at Michel's apartment?
(a) They have a huge fight.
(b) They create a painting together.
(c) They smoke opium.
(d) They have a threesome.

3. What is significant about the mysterious man standing behind the woman at the Russian's execution?
(a) He is smoking opium.
(b) He is bleeding.
(c) He is coughing with tuberculosis.
(d) He is pressing his erection against her.

4. When promising to show the exotic birds to the schoolgirls, what does Manuel say is different about the bird from Brazil?
(a) It sings opera.
(b) It has the head of a monkey.
(c) It has chameleon like abilities.
(d) It has three eyes.

5. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?
(a) Baltic.
(b) Normandy.
(c) Transylvanian.
(d) Sicily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comment does Harry make about Edna's body that destroys her self-confidence?

2. Why does Robert become enamored of Dorothy?

3. Despite her proclivities, what does Lina decry as disgusting?

4. What does Novalis do without Maria's knowledge while she sleeps?

5. What disturbs Lina about Michel's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the night Louis shares with the woman he swims with during "the Woman on the Dunes."

2. What are Lina's views on lesbianism?

3. For what reasons does Edna begin to find her self-confidence again after becoming estranged from Harry?

4. Describe the two mystery women in "Sirocco."

5. For what reasons, in the woman's story, are the people so stirred up about the impending execution of the Russian radical?

6. For what reasons does Manuel want to move into the apartment with the terrace?

7. How does Michel seduce Lina?

8. What happens have Lina, Michel, and the narrator sleep together?

9. Describe the scene with the four girls in Manuel's apartment on their second visit.

10. In what ways does Lina try to seduce the narrator?

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