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

2. Describe the relationship between the aristocratic woman and her lawyer in "The Chanchiquito."
(a) Strained familial relations.
(b) Siblings.
(c) Mutual hatred.
(d) Dignified flirtation.

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

4. Who does Paul wish to take the women to see in "Mandra?"
(a) The String Man.
(b) Marcel Marceau.
(c) Allen Ginsberg.
(d) Henry Miller.

5. What does Faye discover when she goes walking one night?
(a) Albert is masturbating every night in the garden.
(b) Albert is weeping every night alone.
(c) Albert is making love to one of the servants.
(d) Albert is homosexual.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator/model offer to her boyfriend in "A Model," which he refuses?

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

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

4. For whom are Albert and Faye throwing a party?

5. How does Laura initially describe the animal she sees near the first image on the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rango treat Hilda after their first, failed sexual encounter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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