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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. Why is the narrator/model unable to find modeling work in the country?
(a) She refuses to sleep with the artists.
(b) She cannot speak English well enough to convey her needs.
(c) She is too timid in her approach.
(d) She is not built for their sort of work.

2. What is the theme of the event for which the painter decorates Bijou?
(a) Africa.
(b) Japan.
(c) Brazil.
(d) India.

3. How does the painter know Bijou has been faithless?
(a) Her hair is messed up.
(b) Her paint is smeared.
(c) The painter hears a man talking about having sex with Bijou.
(d) He hears her having sex with someone else.

4. What position is Laura holding after Jan is done drawing on the ceiling?
(a) The pose of the drawn woman above them.
(b) The position of the Pieta.
(c) The pose of the Mona Lisa.
(d) The position of the Maja Desnuda.

5. Laura's uncle advises his friend to take two of what article of clothing to Brazil in "The Chanchiquito?"
(a) Pants.
(b) Hats.
(c) Scarves.
(d) Jackets.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what reason does Mandra initially decide against seducing Mary?

2. What does Faye catch Albert doing one day as she comes up the stairs?

3. What sort of woman does the painter of "The Queen" claim gives him the most pleasure?

4. What does Faye discover when she goes walking one night?

5. What appears to be Albert's favorite part of Faye's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the painter view Bijou?

2. How are Paul and Miriam full of "aristocratic impudence?"

3. In what ways is Mary described as being intensely sexual, yet frigid?

4. Describe the scene where the painter decorates Bijou.

5. Describe Mary's life, from the story "Mandra"

6. How does the painter know Bijou is faithless at the Art Ball?

7. For what reasons is the narrator and the mysterious man at the end of "A Model" drawn together, eventually becoming lovers?

8. In "A Model," why does the narrator become a model?

9. What leads up to Albert finally making love to his wife?

10. In "The Chanchiquito", what happens to the old lady in Laura's uncle's story?

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