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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. Laura's uncle advises his friend to take two of what article of clothing to Brazil in "The Chanchiquito?"
(a) Pants.
(b) Hats.
(c) Jackets.
(d) Scarves.

2. 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) Rich.
(b) Smart.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Perfection.

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

4. How does Rango help Hilda overcome her learned responses to sex?
(a) He allows her to initiate sex.
(b) He sleeps with her whenever he wants.
(c) He corrects her every move.
(d) He arouses her but forces her to wait to make love.

5. How does the painter decorate himself for the Art Ball at the end of "The Queen?"
(a) He paints himself in tribal patterns.
(b) He shaves his head.
(c) He does not decorate himself at all.
(d) He paints himself brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reynolds refuse to sleep with the narrator/model in "A Model?"

2. According to the painter, what infuses Bijou's body?

3. What were characteristics of the American writer's work that attracted women (such as Hilda in "Hilda and Rango") to him?

4. What sort of relationship blooms between the attractive man at the end of the story who adores Europe and the narrator/model?

5. In Laura's mind during "the Chanchiquito," what forms images on the ceiling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Rango.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. For what reasons is the narrator and the mysterious man at the end of "A Model" drawn together, eventually becoming lovers?

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

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