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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 the woman say she is having problems with?
(a) Men.
(b) Money.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Writing.

2. Why does Breton take issue with Nadja's mother watching people on the Metro?
(a) He doesn't think the Metro is the place for a woman.
(b) A person's life is their own business.
(c) He thinks the Metro is a waste of money.
(d) He doesn't find people going to work interesting.

3. What is G the president of?
(a) The French governement.
(b) Citroen.
(c) The Assize court.
(d) The surrealist movement.

4. Which of the following does Breton think will annoy Nadja about the sanitarium?
(a) Keys grating in the locks.
(b) Screaming inmates.
(c) Slamming doors.
(d) Creaking floorboards.

5. What does the artist think Nadja will do if he meets her?
(a) Harm his children.
(b) Harm the woman he loves.
(c) Kill his creative spirit.
(d) Leave him a broken man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Breton say he wants to see Nadja?

2. What does Breton think Nadja thinks of him as?

3. What has a doctor advised Nadja to do?

4. What does Nadja babble about in the courtyard?

5. What do the colored prints depict?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident with the red window?

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Nadja think people look at them?

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

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

10. Why does Breton send his friend Paul Eluard to Nadja's house?

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