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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?

2. What copulating animals are added to the images on the ceiling in "the Chanchiquito?"

3. With what group of people does Rango generally live and travel?

4. Describe the relationship between the aristocratic woman and her lawyer in "The Chanchiquito."

5. In what state does Rango generally live?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does the painter in "The Queen" claim to like women such as Bijou?

4. Describe the scene where the painter decorates Bijou.

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

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

7. How does Fay discover Albert is being unfaithful?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Lina," does it appear that Lina gave consent to Michel? Why or why not? Discuss whether Lina was actually raped, as well as the morality of what Michel and the narrator do to her. Points to consider (but not exclusively) include her apparent enjoyment of the threesome, Michel's use of an aphrodisiac, as well as Lina leaving Paris the day after their encounter.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the characters' sexual awakenings in the following format:

Part 1) The repression of several characters.

Part 2) These characters' interactions with others. How does this affect their relationships?

Part 3) Their pride and resistance to breaking through their repression.

Part 4) The hypocritically repressed.

Part 5) The characters after they have experienced their sexual awakenings.

Develop a clear thesis statement and cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Manuel and Rango in the following format:

Part 1) Compare and contrast the two men.

Part 2) Manuel's fetish for innocence.

Part 3) Rango's desire for submission.

Part 4) The two men and their relationship to control.

Part 5) The two men having no control in certain areas (Manuel's wife being the breadwinner and Rango being an alcoholic).

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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