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

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

3. Why does Lina hate the narrator's lovers?
(a) She is in love with the narrator.
(b) The lovers had played a cruel prank on Lina years earlier.
(c) She believes they are not good enough for her friend.
(d) She mistakes her friend's cries of passion as cries of violence.

4. When looking at the new apartments, what is the first sound that indicates the rooms are located across from a school?
(a) Schoolgirls shouting at recess.
(b) A schoolbell.
(c) A nun's whistle.
(d) Schoolboys fighting.

5. How is the Russian in the woman's story to be executed?
(a) Gas chamber.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Electric chair.
(d) Firing squad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do Louis and the woman spend time between bouts of love-making?

3. Why is the mysterious woman not afraid of Louis swimming with her?

4. After the marriage, why can Dorothy no longer enjoy sex with Robert?

5. To where does the tall woman flee when she leaves her husband?

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

4. Why did the Viking woman get married?

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

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

7. What leads up to the schoolgirls running from Manuel at the end of this story?

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

9. How does Michel seduce Lina?

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

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