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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Breton say is his favorite theater?

2. What is the play Breton says he has admired?

3. When was the only time Chirico said he could paint?

4. What creature creeps around the theater during a performance?

5. What does Breton say the Manoir d'Ango leaves in the courtyard when it explodes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What puzzles Breton about the Les Detraquees?

2. What happened at Saint-Ouen market?

3. What does Breton envy about Desnos?

4. What does Breton comment about his fantasy of meeting a naked woman in the woods?

5. What does Breton recall about the film "Grip of the Octopus"?

6. What story does Breton relate about Victor Hugo?

7. What does Breton feel about film-going?

8. Why does Breton say he admires Flaubert?

9. How does Breton plan to approach the narrative?

10. What kind of literature does Breton say he enjoys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

What evidence is there to suggest that Nadja is not of sound mind? Is Breton right when he says that Nadja would not have been hospitalized if she had more money? What does this comment say about French society at that time? How will the sanitarium affect Nadja?

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