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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. Breton regretted, in Section 4, that he no longer had the _____ of "Sunflower."
(a) Last adaptation.
(b) Third version.
(c) Original manuscript.
(d) Second version.

2. What was Jacqueline Lamba's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Pianist.
(c) Vocalist.
(d) Sculptor.

3. Breton concludes Section 5 wondering if perhaps the connection between the coast, the house, the murder, and his desire for solitude do not constitute an ______ and a deliberate undoing.
(a) Underappreciation.
(b) Overstimulation.
(c) Underestimation.
(d) Overdetermination.

4. Breton noted in Section 6 that his birthday coincides with the conjunction of Venus with what?
(a) Mars.
(b) Jupiter.
(c) Saturn.
(d) The moon.

5. In Section 5, Breton made the connection between lovers as linked and lacy grass and as what in turn?
(a) Trees and flowers.
(b) Kittens and puppies.
(c) Laundry.
(d) Ship-rigging.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who directed the film, L'Age d'or?

2. Who wrote New Justine, which was lauded by Breton in Section 5?

3. Jacqueline Lamba was which of Andre Breton's wives?

4. Who wrote Alice in Wonderland?

5. Where did Breton and Lamba pass after the Tour Saint-Jacques?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphors did Breton use in describing the flora and fauna at the volcano in Section 5?

2. What did Breton write of prophecy in his poem "Sunflower" in Section 4? How did he further illustrate this point?

3. What descriptions of Paris did Breton relate in Section 4? What monument did he take note of?

4. Why did Breton cite Venus mythology in Section 6? What myths did he cite?

5. What trip did Breton recount in Section 6? Where did he go, and when?

6. What did Breton transition to following his descriptions of the volcano in Section 5?

7. What is the subject and focus of Section 4? How does this section contrast from the previous one?

8. What did Breton associate with his sense of discord on his trip in Section 6?

9. What nature imagery did Breton evoke in his description of Lamba in Section 4?

10. What did Breton conclude of his trip in Section 6?

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