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

2. To what mythological character does the painter compare Bijoul?
(a) Athena.
(b) Hera.
(c) The Furies.
(d) Medusa.

3. How does Albert spend his honeymoon night with Faye?
(a) He merely caresses her body.
(b) He introduces her to drugs.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He makes love to her.

4. What does the narrator/model realize after she fends off the attentions of the young illustrator?
(a) She never wants to be touched by a man again.
(b) She no longer wishes to model.
(c) She cannot afford to upset any of the artists.
(d) She enjoyed having him touch her.

5. In what state does Rango generally live?
(a) Stoned.
(b) Drunk.
(c) Angry.
(d) Half-asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?

2. Why does Rango grow angry with Hilda?

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

4. What, in particular, does Faye buy at the end of the story?

5. What attribute of Faye's purchase for the party lingers on her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the scene where the painter decorates Bijou.

7. How does Fay discover Albert is being unfaithful?

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

9. Describe Rango.

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

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