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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. Fill in the blank for this quote from "Mandra:" "[Miriam and Paul's] obsession [is] with the word that is the key to society--everything must be "________."
(a) Smart.
(b) Perfection.
(c) Rich.
(d) Amusing.

2. When the narrator/model has to pose with a man and a woman for another illustrator, why is the narrator so uneasy?
(a) She did not like having to kiss the man.
(b) The other woman is quite catty towards her.
(c) The artist has been known to molest his artists.
(d) The man had previously been lewd with her.

3. What does Rango do to Hilda when he takes her back to his cart?
(a) Plays a song for her.
(b) Reads to her.
(c) Kisses her all over.
(d) Massages her legs and feet.

4. What, in particular, does Faye buy at the end of the story?
(a) Jasmine.
(b) Beets.
(c) Saffron.
(d) Roses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does "Mandra" take place?

2. What does Faye finally request of Albert?

3. What is the theme of the event for which the painter decorates Bijou?

4. How does the painter decorate himself for the Art Ball at the end of "The Queen?"

5. In what state does Rango generally live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Fay discover Albert is being unfaithful?

8. Describe Rango.

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

10. How does the painter view Bijou?

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