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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. Why does Breton like to go to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the afternoon?
(a) It is full of beautiful women.
(b) It gives him a sense of peace.
(c) He can work there without people shouting at him.
(d) He feels something will happen there.

2. What color did Flaubert want to replicate in his novel "Madame Bovary"?
(a) A sea beaten rock.
(b) Moldy wood.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) The greyness of old people's skin.

3. What was Breton offered as accommodation at the Manoir de Ango?
(a) A garage.
(b) A shed.
(c) A basement.
(d) A hut.

4. Where does Breton see the naked woman wearing only a coat?
(a) The Trance House.
(b) The Blue Castle.
(c) The Electric Palace.
(d) The Hippy Hall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was the insect Breton dreamed about?

2. What falls in the room after the silence?

3. What is Breton's first point of departure?

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

5. What has the woman who knocks on Breton's hotel room door come to say?

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