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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 Laura's mind during "the Chanchiquito," what forms images on the ceiling?
(a) Jan's insomniac scribblings.
(b) Paint splatters.
(c) The water stains.
(d) The cracks.

2. In what city was Fay born in "Saffron?"
(a) New York City.
(b) Charleston.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Philadelphia.

3. What does Miriam try on for Mandra?
(a) A bathing suit.
(b) A dress.
(c) Lingerie.
(d) A kimono.

4. Why does Reynolds refuse to sleep with the narrator/model in "A Model?"
(a) He does not wish to get her pregnant and risk an abortion.
(b) He has taken a vow of chastity for his art.
(c) He is a homosexual.
(d) He has a sexually transmitted disease.

5. What does Faye finally request of Albert?
(a) She wants him to make love to her.
(b) She wants him to grant her a divorce.
(c) She wants him to move out.
(d) She wants him to move away to another country with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rango's occupation?

2. Why is the narrator/model unable to find modeling work in the country?

3. How does Laura feel when Jan appears to be slightly aroused by his first drawing on the ceiling?

4. What about Hilda's body amazes Rango?

5. What does Mandra do to Miriam on the drive at the end of "Mandra?"

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe some of the narrator's first modeling jobs, including her experienced with the artists in "A Model."

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

4. Describe the relationship the narrator from "A Model" forms with Reynolds while they are in the countryside.

5. How does the painter view Bijou?

6. What pictures does Jan draw on the ceiling and why?

7. What reasons does Fay's husband give for not making love to her on their wedding night in the story "Saffron"?

8. How does Jan seduce Laura at the end of this story?

9. How is Hilda forced to deal with her relationship to the American writer?

10. Describe Rango.

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