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

2. Why is Edna able to spend so much time with her new lover, Robert?
(a) Her husband has given her permission to have an affair.
(b) She tells her husband that Robert is gay.
(c) She tells her husband that Robert is in the seminary.
(d) Her husband is gone on cruises for months at a time.

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

4. What does Louis see when he spies on the couple in the house?
(a) The woman is performing oral sex on the man.
(b) The man is performing oral sex on the woman.
(c) The woman is being seduced by the man.
(d) The man is making love to the woman.

5. What sort of nightgown does Lina bring to the narrator's home?
(a) A black lace nightgown.
(b) She does not wear a nightgown.
(c) A high-necked matronly gown.
(d) A red kimono.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why does the tall woman's husband refuse to make love to her?

4. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?

5. How does Maria react to her discovery in Novalis's studio at the end of "The Maja?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What are Lina's views on lesbianism?

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

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