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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. For what reason does the tall woman admit to having fallen in love with her husband in "Sirocco?"
(a) He lived in China.
(b) He was taller than she.
(c) He had a lot of money.
(d) He supported her drug habit.

2. In the beginning of "The Woman on the Dunes," why can't Louis sleep?
(a) It is too hot in his room.
(b) He is too aroused.
(c) His neighbors are making love loudly.
(d) He is depressed.

3. Why does Novalis grow weary of Maria?
(a) She has no passion.
(b) She is not beautiful enough for him.
(c) She is too educated and he cannot keep up with her.
(d) She is too enthusiastic in her sexual pursuits.

4. What does Novalis do without Maria's knowledge while she sleeps?
(a) He paints her in the nude.
(b) He consults a lawyer for a divorce.
(c) He makes love to her.
(d) He hires nude models to sit for him.

5. What time does "The Woman on the Dunes" start?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Two in the morning.
(c) Four in the morning.
(d) Ten at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What act does Manuel's wife perform for the circus?

2. What are Edna's career aspirations?

3. To what is Louis resistant the night he cannot sleep in "The Woman on the Dunes?"

4. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?

5. What else happens the second the man penetrates the woman, according to her story in "The Woman on the Dunes?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Viking woman leave her husband and what results from it?

2. What happens at Robert and Dorothy's wedding?

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

4. How does Louis "court" the woman in the ocean before he tries to make love to her?

5. Describe Dorothy and Edna in "Two Sisters."

6. Why is Lina angry about the narrator's lovers?

7. What are the only ways Manuel can become aroused?

8. How does Manuel plan to entice the schoolgirls to his apartment?

9. What is a sirocco and how does it affect the narrator?

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

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