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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 think happens to Nadja when he is not there?
(a) She meets other men.
(b) She reads his books.
(c) She is sucked into an ordinary life.
(d) She thinks about him constantly.

2. What does Breton ask his artist friend to do for him?
(a) Paint his own portrait.
(b) Paint Nadja's portrait.
(c) Illustrate his book.
(d) Hold a meeting for his surrealist group.

3. Who is plate 19 a picture of?
(a) Monsieur Eluard.
(b) Monsieur Deluis.
(c) Madame Sacco.
(d) Madame Desnos.

4. What is Nadja's opinion of her father?
(a) He is weak.
(b) He is wonderful.
(c) He is stupid.
(d) He is abusive.

5. What does Nadja make Breton read in this section?
(a) Short stories.
(b) Angel cards.
(c) Letters.
(d) Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Breton go to the bar with at the beginning of this section?

4. Which of the following does Breton think will annoy Nadja about the sanitarium?

5. What does the woman say she is having problems with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Breton admire Nadja ability to entertain herself with stories?

2. What frightens Nadja on the first train?

3. What is Breton's opinion of sanitariums?

4. How did Breton and Nadja almost kill themselves?

5. What does Nadja tell Breton about her parents?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Breton feel he has stopped understanding Nadja?

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