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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. How does Breton describe the acting of the performers at Theater Moderne?
(a) Funky.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Ridiculous.
(d) Fun.

2. What creature creeps around the theater during a performance?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Toads.

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

4. What does Breton hope his observations will make men aware of?
(a) The importance of themselves as people.
(b) The complexity of their thoughts.
(c) The inadequacy of their self-evaluation.
(d) The beauty of their simple nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the plot of Breton's favorite play take place?

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

4. What does Breton say he strives to discover?

5. Why does Breton like to go to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle in the afternoon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Breton learn about the Maison Rogue sign?

2. What does Breton remember about the woman who knocks on his door?

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

4. Why does Breton say he admires Flaubert?

5. Who does Breton become acquainted with Paul Eluard?

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

7. What does Breton feel about film-going?

8. What does Breton comment about his fantasy of meeting a naked woman in the woods?

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

10. Why does Breton first decide to speak to Nadja?

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