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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. Why does Mary not want Mandra to meet her husband?
(a) Mary does not like her husband.
(b) Mary is afraid Mandra will seduce him.
(c) Mary wants Mandra to remain a secret in her life.
(d) Mandra is racist.

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

3. 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 man had previously been lewd with her.
(c) The other woman is quite catty towards her.
(d) The artist has been known to molest his artists.

4. What does Hilda discover she must do with the American writer whenever she wants to have sex?
(a) She must allow him to beat her slightly.
(b) She must schedule the time out in advance.
(c) She always has to make the first move.
(d) She must bring in another woman.

5. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?
(a) A dog.
(b) A man.
(c) A chanchiquito.
(d) A woman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What body part is the painter from "The Queen" discussing in the following statement? "Her _____. It is impossible to describe her _____ except by saying that they were the _____ of an orgasm."

3. What does Rango do to Hilda when he takes her back to his cart?

4. What does the narrator/model realize after she fends off the attentions of the young illustrator?

5. What about Hilda's body amazes Rango?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Fay demands Albert make love to her?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Rango.

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

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