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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 does Breton say the last pages of the book are his chance to do?
(a) Enjoy himself.
(b) Explain his behavior.
(c) Fall in love again.
(d) Make himself understood.

2. What does the woman's name mean in Russian?
(a) Hope.
(b) Love.
(c) Fun.
(d) Evil.

3. How did Nadja get back at the man who hit her?
(a) She stratched his cheek.
(b) She spread rumors about him.
(c) She stole his wallet.
(d) She bled all over him.

4. What does Nadja say has touched her about Breton?
(a) His power.
(b) His complexity.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His simplicity.

5. What is the peddler selling in the bar?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Post cards.
(c) Colored prints.
(d) Poems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the second man insist on calling Nadja Lena?

2. What transfixes Breton about the woman that is walking towards him?

3. What is the name of the hotel Nadja stayed during her first night in Paris?

4. What does Nadja say she always does to keep herself amused?

5. What kind of book does Breton bring with him to the meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Breton feel about Nadja during the day on October the 7th?

2. What problem does Nadja say she once had with drugs?

3. Why does Nadja think people look at them?

4. What does Nadja tell Breton about her two friends?

5. What does Breton learn about Nadja and her relationship with men in this section?

6. How does Nadja her power over men can help Breton?

7. What does Nadja tell Breton about her previous love affair?

8. Why does Breton cry in this section?

9. Why does Breton disagree with what Nadja's mother does in her spare time?

10. Why does Breton's artist friend refuse to paint Nadja?

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