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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 did the engraving the woman show Breton look like from straight on?
(a) A book.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A swan.
(d) A rose.

2. What does Breton compare the bird in his ceiling to?
(a) A grasshopper.
(b) A duck.
(c) A goat.
(d) A spider.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did Flaubert want to replicate in his novel "Madame Bovary"?

2. What does Breton visit in Saint-Ouen?

3. What is the name of the author who wrote Madame Bovery?

4. What does Breton say he strives to discover?

5. What period does Breton say Desnos is having when he visits him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Breton plan to approach the narrative?

2. What does Breton say he respects about Tristan Tzara?

3. What story does Breton relate about Victor Hugo?

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

5. Why does Breton feel close to Huysmans?

6. What does Breton think one needs to do to understand an artist's work?

7. What does Breton envy about Desnos?

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

9. Describe Breton's dream in this section.

10. What does Breton find disturbing about the naked woman he sees in the theater?

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