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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 aids Breton in his prediction of when the words Bois-Charbons will appear?
(a) Paintings of dogs.
(b) Paintings of fires.
(c) Paintings of chocolate.
(d) Paintings of logs.

2. What is the name of the famous archway at the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?
(a) Grip of the Octopus.
(b) Arc de Triumphe.
(c) Porte Saint-Denis.
(d) Arch of Liberty.

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

4. How does the insect try to choke Breton?
(a) By staring at him.
(b) By wrapping its legs around his throat.
(c) By wrapping a metal chain around his neck.
(d) By sitting in his neck.

5. What falls in the room after the silence?
(a) A feather.
(b) A knife.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A light bulb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Paul Eluard like to write?

2. What color was the insect Breton dreamed about?

3. Who does the young man mistake Breton?

4. What does the author say the two gates mirror about Hugo?

5. Why does Breton say he doesn't like Comte de Lautréamont's poetry?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Breton say he believes about himself?

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

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

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

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

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

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