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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 compare the bird in his ceiling to?

2. What does Breton love to visit in Nantes?

3. What would Hugo say when he saw the largest gate?

4. What does Breton say he is determined by knowing?

5. What statue does Breton say has always fascinated him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Breton's dream in this section.

2. What is Breton's opinion of work?

3. What does Breton envy about Desnos?

4. Why does Breton feel close to Huysmans?

5. How does Breton know Philippe Soupault?

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

7. What story does Breton relate about Victor Hugo?

8. What does Breton find disturbing about the naked woman he sees in the theater?

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

10. How does Breton interpret the plot of Les Detraquees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What major events had a profound effect on Breton's life, and how do they change him? What does Breton still have to learn by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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