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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 creature creeps around the theater during a performance?

2. What color did Flaubert want to give an impression of in his novel "Salammbo"?

3. What was the color of the woman's glove?

4. What is the name of the film Breton mentions in this section?

5. What aids Breton in his prediction of when the words Bois-Charbons will appear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Breton learn about the Maison Rogue sign?

2. What does Breton think one needs to do to understand an artist's work?

3. What does Breton say he respects about Tristan Tzara?

4. What does Breton envy about Desnos?

5. Why does Breton feel close to Huysmans?

6. Why does Breton first decide to speak to Nadja?

7. What does Breton say he wants to find out about himself?

8. What does Breton think Hugo's ritual says about him as a person?

9. What does Breton feel about film-going?

10. What connection does Breton make with the wood coal signs he sees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Breton's affair affect his life and thoughts about life? Is the way Nadja lives life close to Breton's own surrealist philosophies? How would their relationship have developed if they had continued seeing each other?

Essay Topic 2

What evidence is there to suggest Nadja has a great power over men? How does Nadja use her power to get what she wants? How does the power she has influence the way Breton feels about her and the way their relationship evolves?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the book if he set in today's society?

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