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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 color did Flaubert want to replicate in his novel "Madame Bovary"?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Moldy wood.
(c) A sea beaten rock.
(d) The greyness of old people's skin.

2. What did the engraving look like from a certain angle?
(a) A gun.
(b) An angel.
(c) A football.
(d) A lion.

3. Where does the plot of Breton's favorite play take place?
(a) A boy's school.
(b) A museum.
(c) An alleyway.
(d) A girl's school.

4. What would Juliet say in response to Hugo's remark about the trees?
(a) Well done sir.
(b) How amusing.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Boring.

5. What statue does Breton say has always fascinated him?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Etienne Dolet.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Statue of Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color did Flaubert want to give an impression of in his novel "Salammbo"?

2. What was the color of the woman's glove?

3. What does Breton say the story about Hugo and the gates make him feel?

4. What does Breton say the author's life is victimized by?

5. Where does the Principal find the dead body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at Saint-Ouen market?

2. Why does Breton say he goes to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?

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

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

5. Describe Breton's dream in this section.

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

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

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

9. Describe the first act of the play Les Detraquees.

10. What does Breton feel about film-going?

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