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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. According to "The Queen," to what event does Bijou invite the painter?
(a) Broadway opening.
(b) Gallery opening.
(c) Art Ball.
(d) Society gala.

2. In what city does "Mandra" take place?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Paris.
(c) New York City.
(d) Madrid.

3. Upon her return to New York, where does the narrator/model find some modeling work?
(a) Dress shops.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Lingerie boutiques.
(d) Art schools.

4. In what state of dress is Miriam when she calls Mandra in to her room to keep her company?
(a) Naked.
(b) Fully dressed.
(c) Only lingerie.
(d) Nearly dressed save for her shirt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the occupation of Lena's friend who tells stories of his job and of his roommate's lustiness in "A Model?"

5. When the narrator/model has to pose with a man and a woman for another illustrator, why is the narrator so uneasy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the contrasts (physical and personality-wise) between Jan and Laura.

5. How does the narrator compare her attractiveness to Miriam's appeal?

6. How does Hilda change throughout the course of this story?

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

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

9. Why does the painter in "The Queen" claim to like women such as Bijou?

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

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