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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. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?
(a) Food money.
(b) Doctor money.
(c) Rent.
(d) Furniture money.

2. After the marriage, why can Dorothy no longer enjoy sex with Robert?
(a) She is starting to identify him with her father.
(b) She feels too guilty.
(c) She only wants Donald.
(d) She thinks she is a lesbian.

3. At her wedding to Robert, what haunts Dorothy?
(a) Edna's severe depression.
(b) Henry's illness.
(c) Donald's drug use.
(d) Robert's wandering eye.

4. What does Maria forbid Novalis from using in his art?
(a) The color red.
(b) Models.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Charcoal.

5. What is a sirocco?
(a) A drought from India.
(b) A thunderstorm from South America.
(c) A wind from Africa.
(d) A hurricane from Australia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Despite having broken through her frigidness with Donald, what does Dorothy discover about her love life with Robert?

3. What is Michel burning when the narrator and Lina arrive at his apartment?

4. What are Dorothy's career aspirations?

5. What excuse does Robert have for identifying Edna with his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the woman in the crowd while awaiting the Russian execution?

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

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

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

6. How is Maria finally able to overcome her aversion to sensuality?

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

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

9. Why does Manuel dislike his apartment and how does his wife deal with it?

10. How do Novalis and Maria begin to grow apart?

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