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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. How does Mandra describe her beauty in relation to Miriam's natural beauty?
(a) Equal.
(b) Superior.
(c) Artificial.
(d) European.

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

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

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

5. 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 man had previously been lewd with her.
(d) The artist has been known to molest his artists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Jan redirect Laura's attention from the ceiling at the end of "the Chanchiquito?"

3. In "A Model," why does the mother's friend believe the narrator could be a model?

4. What does Mandra do to Mary?

5. What does Mandra do to Miriam on the drive at the end of "Mandra?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Rango.

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

5. Describe the scene where the painter decorates Bijou.

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

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

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

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

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

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