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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 sort of men tend to be attracted to Dorothy and her strength?
(a) Strong men.
(b) Adventurous men.
(c) Timid men.
(d) Abusive men.

2. How many girls promise to come see Manuel the day after they meet him?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. What is Manuel's favorite way of arousing himself?
(a) Men fighting.
(b) He writes down erotic thoughts.
(c) He likes to be watched by women.
(d) He likes to use a pillow.

4. What are Edna's career aspirations?
(a) Sculptor.
(b) Model.
(c) Actress.
(d) Writer.

5. To where does the tall woman flee when she leaves her husband?
(a) London.
(b) Paris.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Shanghai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the tall woman on the beach in "Sirocco?"

2. What sort of nightgown does Lina bring to the narrator's home?

3. Why does Lina hate the narrator's lovers?

4. In the beginning of "The Woman on the Dunes," why can't Louis sleep?

5. What do the girls see when Manuel's kimono slips open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will Maria never allow her husband to see her nude and rarely poses for him?

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

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

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

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

6. In the story "The Maja," why did Novalis marry Maria and how does this affect their marriage?

7. Why does Louis walk to the beach in "The Woman on the Dunes"?

8. How does Michel seduce Lina?

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

10. Describe Robert and Dorothy's relationship from the time to they meet until the time they first make love.

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