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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nadja, pp. 37 to 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Hugo say when he saw the largest gate?
(a) Pedestrian gate. madame.
(b) Bridal gate, madame.
(c) Main entrance, madame.
(d) Servant gate, madame.

2. Which painter's paintings does Breton say have magnificent light?
(a) Van Gogh.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Courbet.
(d) Chirico.

3. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?
(a) A sense of reality.
(b) A sense of age.
(c) A sense of dread.
(d) A sense of proportion.

4. What is the name of the famous archway at the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?
(a) Arch of Liberty.
(b) Grip of the Octopus.
(c) Arc de Triumphe.
(d) Porte Saint-Denis.

5. What creature creeps around the theater during a performance?
(a) Rats.
(b) Toads.
(c) Mice.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Breton describe the complexion of the naked woman?

2. What is the play Breton says he has admired?

3. What does Paul Eluard like to write?

4. What question does Breton pose at the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Breton say Desnos is able to see?

(see the answer key)

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