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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the gardener tell the principal about Solange?
(a) He missed his train.
(b) He was taken to court.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He had a heart attack.

2. Why does Breton hit the insect with his cane?
(a) It is trying to bite his neck.
(b) It is too ugly to bear.
(c) It is trying to destroy the machine.
(d) He feels it has committed fraud.

3. What aids Breton in his prediction of when the words Bois-Charbons will appear?
(a) Paintings of fires.
(b) Paintings of logs.
(c) Paintings of dogs.
(d) Paintings of chocolate.

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

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

6. Who once handed Breton and Eluard to the police?
(a) Tristan Tzara.
(b) Albert Camus.
(c) John-Paul Satre.
(d) Philipe Saint-Andre.

7. What would Juliet say in response to Hugo's remark about the trees?
(a) How amusing.
(b) Boring.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Well done sir.

8. Who does the insect take the place of?
(a) His brother.
(b) An old man.
(c) Nadja.
(d) Breton.

9. How does Breton describe the complexion of the naked woman?
(a) Corn yellow.
(b) Fire red.
(c) Dead white.
(d) Dead blue.

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

11. What bird decorates the base of the mirrors in the hallway of the theater?
(a) Robins.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Mallards.
(d) Swans.

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

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

14. What does the woman at the market give Breton?
(a) A copy of one of her short stories.
(b) A beer.
(c) A copy of one of her poems.
(d) A watch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Eluard like to write?

2. Where does Breton see the naked woman wearing only a coat?

3. Who has Breton always wished to meet in the woods?

4. Which artist does Breton say he has much in common with?

5. What color did Flaubert want to give an impression of in his novel "Salammbo"?

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