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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 are made in sanitariums?
(a) Mad people.
(b) Philosophies.
(c) Art.
(d) Fun-loving people.

2. Where is the second man from that Nadja talks about in this section?
(a) Poland.
(b) Britain.
(c) Hungary.
(d) America.

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

4. What is a Mazda?
(a) A type of lightbulb.
(b) The name of poet.
(c) A type of car.
(d) A plant.

5. How does Nadja think Breton will recreate their relationship?
(a) With another woman.
(b) In a novel.
(c) In his dreams.
(d) In a poem.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nadja admit to Breton when he meets her by chance?

2. Where does Breton think Nadja would have gone if she was rich in stead of the sanitarium?

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

4. Who warned the artist about a woman called Nadia?

5. What did Nadja almost cause Breton to drive into?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the awkward meeting Breton and Nadja have on October the 6th.

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

3. Why doesn't Breton want Nadja to read his books?

4. What is Breton's wife's role in this section?

5. How did Breton and Nadja almost kill themselves?

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

7. Why does Breton cry in this section?

8. How does Breton think Nadja will cope in the sanitarium?

9. What steps does Nadja say she has taken to ensure her health?

10. What does Breton feel about his relationship with Nadja in retrospect?

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