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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nadja, pg. 27 to 37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Breton say the author's life is victimized by?
(a) The events of everyday life.
(b) Critical analysis.
(c) People's feelings.
(d) The media.

2. What did one author to another that he should change about his heroine?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her gender.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her nose.

3. What color did Flaubert want to give an impression of in his novel "Salammbo"?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

4. What kind of authors does Breton say he despises?
(a) Writers who spend too long structuring their books.
(b) Writers who write short sentences.
(c) Writers who write long, rambling sentences.
(d) Writers who separate themselves from their characters.

5. What kind of films does Breton have a weakness for?
(a) Absurb films.
(b) Porn films.
(c) Sci-fi films.
(d) Hollywood films.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Breton say he was talking to on the balcony whilst watching Couleur du Temps?

2. What period does Breton say Desnos is having when he visits him?

3. Who once handed Breton and Eluard to the police?

4. What painter does Breton mention in this section?

5. Which of the following does Breton say we have to find Chirico's views on before we can understand his work?

(see the answer key)

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