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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Juliette when she pointed to the smaller gate?
(a) Bridal gate, monsieur.
(b) Servant gate, monsieur.
(c) Main entrance, monsieur.
(d) Pedestrian gate, monsieur.

2. What did one author to another that he should change about his heroine?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her nose.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her gender.

3. What does Breton describe as a living room at the bottom of the lake?
(a) The theater's bar.
(b) The theater's auditorium.
(c) The theater's bathroom.
(d) The theater's stage.

4. What does Breton say he is determined by knowing?
(a) Whom he hates.
(b) Whom he inspires.
(c) Whom he haunts.
(d) Whom he loves.

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

6. Who does the young man mistake Breton?
(a) A painter.
(b) A friend killed in the war.
(c) His brother.
(d) Another writer.

7. What is Breton's first point of departure?
(a) Hotel la Stranger.
(b) Hotel de Grande Hommes.
(c) Hotel Roulette.
(d) Hotel Varengeville-sur-Mer.

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

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

10. What period does Breton say Desnos is having when he visits him?
(a) His crazy period.
(b) His yellow period.
(c) His nap period.
(d) His tired period.

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

12. What does Breton say the actors do in the Theater Moderne rather than listen to each other?
(a) Make dates with members of the audience.
(b) Perform to themselves.
(c) Talk over each other.
(d) Run amok.

13. Which of the following does Breton say we have to find Chirico's views on before we can understand his work?
(a) Cookies.
(b) Love.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Women.

14. Where did Breton first meet Eluard?
(a) The Etienne Dolet.
(b) The Conservataire Renee Maubel.
(c) The Manoir d'Ango.
(d) The Hotel des Grands Hommes.

15. What did the engraving look like from a certain angle?
(a) An angel.
(b) A lion.
(c) A gun.
(d) A football.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book Breton wrote with Philippe Soupault?

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

3. What creature creeps around the theater during a performance?

4. What does Breton say we can never hope to discover through work?

5. What would Hugo say when him and Juliet would pass the two trees?

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