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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 stories does Michel tell as Lina dozes off?
(a) His art.
(b) His travels.
(c) His family.
(d) His movies.

2. To what are the girls compared as they run away from Manuel?
(a) Birds.
(b) Mice.
(c) Cats.
(d) Monkeys.

3. Where does Manuel keep all of his new birds?
(a) The bedroom.
(b) The terrace.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The front room.

4. Which girl falls in line with Manuel's plan when he leaves the bathroom door open during urination?
(a) The blonde girl.
(b) The shy girl.
(c) The plump girl.
(d) The curly-haired girl.

5. How does the narrator describe the tall woman on the beach in "Sirocco?"
(a) A Lioness.
(b) An Empress.
(c) A Queen.
(d) A Viking.

Short Answer Questions

1. After making love to Robert, why does Dorothy run away from him and her sister?

2. What interrupts the tall woman's story to the narrator?

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

4. What happens the day after Lina and the narrator visit Michel?

5. While using the toilet, why does Manuel leave the door to the bathroom open while the girls are in his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did the Viking woman get married?

4. Why does the woman pass out in her story as the Russian dies?

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

6. What are Lina's views on lesbianism?

7. What are the differing opinions given on why Lina behaves the way she does with the narrator?

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

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

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

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