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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nadja, pg. 51 to 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Hugo say when him and Juliet would pass the two trees?
(a) Philemon and Baucis.
(b) Iron and steel.
(c) Jesus and John the Baptist.
(d) Samson and Deliah.

2. What words does Andre Breton see appearing on several shop fronts?
(a) Grands Hommes.
(b) Bois-Charbons.
(c) Les Champs Magnetiques.
(d) Politique.

3. Why does Breton say he doesn't like Comte de Lautréamont's poetry?
(a) It is nothing but style.
(b) He uses only simple words.
(c) It says nothing about life.
(d) He hides behind his work.

4. What does Breton say Desnos is able to see?
(a) What he cannot.
(b) The stupidity of the French government.
(c) The future.
(d) His connection with the past.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breton say he strives to discover?

2. What does the author say the two gates mirror about Hugo?

3. What was Breton offered as accommodation at the Manoir de Ango?

4. What color was the insect Breton dreamed about?

5. What does Breton compare the bird in his ceiling to?

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