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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What transfixes Breton about the woman that is walking towards him?
(a) Her breasts.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her legs.
(d) Her hair.

3. What does the woman say she is going to?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A cafe.
(c) The hairdressers.
(d) A bar.

4. Who does Nadja believe she sees at the end of this section?
(a) Her mother.
(b) A man who once abused her.
(c) Her father.
(d) A man who once asked her to marry him.

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

6. Where does Breton go with Nadja on October the 7th?
(a) A lake.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A park.

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

8. What does Breton think happens to Nadja when he is not there?
(a) She reads his books.
(b) She thinks about him constantly.
(c) She is sucked into an ordinary life.
(d) She meets other men.

9. What angers Breton about the woman?
(a) She constantly needs the bathroon.
(b) She laughs horribly.
(c) She swears constantly.
(d) She hasn't noticed her fingers.

10. What is Nadja's opinion of her father?
(a) He is abusive.
(b) He is weak.
(c) He is wonderful.
(d) He is stupid.

11. What does Nadja say the spouts of water in the fountain are like?
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Arms.
(c) Streets.
(d) Tears.

12. What does Nadja notice about Breton when they meet at the beginning of this section?
(a) He is better dressed than the previous day.
(b) He looks happier.
(c) He is more relaxed than the previous day.
(d) He looks unhappy.

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

14. Where did Nadja hide a small bit of cocaine?
(a) In her sock.
(b) In her panties.
(c) In her shoe.
(d) Under her hat.

15. Why did Nadja decide not to work at butchers and bakers?
(a) The work was too dirty.
(b) The pay was too low.
(c) The hours were too long.
(d) The people were sexist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the picture that depicts a cat tied down and trying to jump?

2. What does Breton do to try and soothe Nadja?

3. Who is plate 19 a picture of?

4. What does Nadja make Breton read in this section?

5. What does Breton say Nadja is unable to hold onto?

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