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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher's notes does Breton find in the Rimbaud book?
(a) Schiller.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Russell.
(d) Kant.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?
(a) A sense of proportion.
(b) A sense of reality.
(c) A sense of dread.
(d) A sense of age.

5. Why does Breton like to go to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the afternoon?
(a) He feels something will happen there.
(b) It is full of beautiful women.
(c) He can work there without people shouting at him.
(d) It gives him a sense of peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aids Breton in his prediction of when the words Bois-Charbons will appear?

2. What was discovered the previous year in the well?

3. What does Breton describe as a living room at the bottom of the lake?

4. Who does Breton say he was talking to on the balcony whilst watching Couleur du Temps?

5. What city does the man in the film invade?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Breton think Hugo's ritual says about him as a person?

2. Describe the incident with the lady and the glove.

3. What is Breton's opinion of work?

4. What does Breton recall about the film "Grip of the Octopus"?

5. How do Rimbaud's poems help Breton to meet a girl?

6. What does Breton envy about Desnos?

7. What kind of literature does Breton say he enjoys?

8. How does Breton interpret the plot of Les Detraquees?

9. What does Breton say he wants to find out about himself?

10. What connection does Breton make with the wood coal signs he sees?

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