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

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

3. Why does Bijou not allow the painter to touch her before the event?

4. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What pictures does Jan draw on the ceiling and why?

6. How does Fay discover Albert is being unfaithful?

7. Describe the scene where the painter decorates Bijou.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of age and youth in these stories in the following format:

Part 1) The young brides.

Part 2) The sexually adventurous teenagers.

Part 3) The conflicts that arise from partners with a distinct age difference.

Part 4) The cultural differences in youth

Part 5) The compromises within the relationships, as well as the fate of the relationship.

Some of the stories that should definitely be discussed (but not exclusively) include "Saffron," "Sirocco," "a Model," and "Runaway." Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the conflicting gender dynamics of these stories in the following format:

Part 1) Virgins and their desire to have a lover.

Part 2) The violence and pushiness of certain men (such as Rango and Pierre).

Part 3) Lina.

Part 4) The characters' abilities to take control of their own sex lives.

Part 5) Pleasure at the expense of others.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Bijou and Mary? Why is it significant that both women are depicted as being highly promiscuous? Why is it important to note that descriptions of these characters are filtered through the perceptions of people who are attracted to them (and, in Bijou's case, infuriated by her)? In what way is Mary able to break out of her role? Why are both women depicted as being so unhappy? How does this reflect upon the people who pursue relationships with them? Cite specific examples from the text to support your answers.

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