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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Principal find the dead body?
(a) A wardrobe.
(b) A medicine cabinet.
(c) Under the floorboards.
(d) In a well.

2. What is the name of the film Breton mentions in this section?
(a) The Grip of the Octopus.
(b) Chinese Mayhem.
(c) The Fish in the Sea.
(d) The Tentacles of Hope.

3. What does Breton say we can never hope to discover through work?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) The true meaning of life.
(c) Our relationship to others.
(d) How far we can push ourselves.

4. How does the insect try to choke Breton?
(a) By sitting in his neck.
(b) By wrapping a metal chain around his neck.
(c) By wrapping its legs around his throat.
(d) By staring at him.

5. What color was the insect Breton dreamed about?
(a) Mud colored.
(b) Moss colored.
(c) Sand colored.
(d) Pebble colored.

6. 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 write short sentences.
(d) Writers who separate themselves from their characters.

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

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

9. What is the name of the book Breton wrote with Philippe Soupault?
(a) Madame Bovary.
(b) Magnetic Times.
(c) Les Champs Magnetiques.
(d) La-Bas.

10. In what order does Breton say he will discuss his memories?
(a) In chronological order.
(b) In order of how they come to mind.
(c) In regimental order.
(d) In reverse order.

11. Who does Breton say he feels closer to than any of his friends?
(a) Francis Bacon.
(b) Van Gogh.
(c) Huysmans.
(d) Flaubert.

12. What is the nationality of the man in the film who multiplies?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Vietnamese.

13. What French city does Breton feel, other than Paris, something worthwhile can happen to him?
(a) Nantes.
(b) Marseilles.
(c) Versailles.
(d) Cannes.

14. What does Breton say will have to examine about Chirico before we understand him?
(a) His love life.
(b) His personal views.
(c) His bone structure.
(d) His upbringing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of films does Breton have a weakness for?

2. What does the woman at the market give Breton?

3. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?

4. What does Breton say the actors do in the Theater Moderne rather than listen to each other?

5. What did the engraving the woman show Breton look like from straight on?

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