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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nadja say she liked going out with Dear Friend?
(a) He was different.
(b) He was respected.
(c) He had money.
(d) He was handsome.

2. Where is the second man from that Nadja talks about in this section?
(a) Britain.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Poland.
(d) America.

3. What do Breton and his wife talk about at the bar?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Art.
(c) Eluard.
(d) Nadja.

4. What name does Breton say no longer rings in his ear?
(a) Hugo.
(b) Nadja.
(c) Louis.
(d) Peter.

5. Why does Breton have an headache?
(a) From the emotions he fled the previous night.
(b) From too much drinking.
(c) From lack of sleep.
(d) He has the flu.

6. What does Breton say Nadja makes no difference between?
(a) Men and women.
(b) Real thoughts and dreams.
(c) Unimportant and important remarks.
(d) Adults and children.

7. Why does Nadja say the man hit her in the face?
(a) She didn't pay back a loan.
(b) She refused him.
(c) She spread rumors about him.
(d) She spat in his face.

8. What does Breton think Nadja thinks of him as?
(a) A kind old man.
(b) A father figure.
(c) A god.
(d) A lover.

9. What do the colored prints depict?
(a) French writers.
(b) French queens.
(c) French revolutionaries.
(d) French kings.

10. Why did the second man insist on calling Nadja Lena?
(a) In memory of his wife.
(b) In memory of his daughter.
(c) She looks like an old friend called Lena.
(d) He always wanted to have a daughter by that name.

11. What does Breton say he has now yielded the desire to do?
(a) Tell the story of Nadja.
(b) Be a writer.
(c) Be someone else.
(d) Write his memoirs.

12. What does Nadja call the man she met in Paris who was in his seventies?
(a) Mr. Ancient.
(b) Jack Spright.
(c) Dear Friend.
(d) Funny Face.

13. Why does Breton get out of the taxi?
(a) He wants to be sick.
(b) He is tired of talking to his wife.
(c) He needs another drink.
(d) He feels Nadja is near.

14. What is the name of the woman Breton is supposed to be obsessed by?
(a) Natalie.
(b) Helene.
(c) Denise.
(d) Mara.

15. What does Breton say the last pages of the book are his chance to do?
(a) Enjoy himself.
(b) Make himself understood.
(c) Explain his behavior.
(d) Fall in love again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breton say he will give Nadja the next day?

2. Why did Nadja decide not to work at butchers and bakers?

3. What is G the president of?

4. How does Breton make the peddler go away?

5. Where does Breton go with Nadja on October the 7th?

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