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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 is Breton's first point of departure?

2. What would Juliette when she pointed to the smaller gate?

3. What kind of bird did Breton like to hunt in the woods?

4. Whose poems does Breton say evoke deep emotions in him?

5. Who once handed Breton and Eluard to the police?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Breton plan to approach the narrative?

2. Why does Breton say he goes to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?

3. What story does Breton relate about Victor Hugo?

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

5. Who does Breton become acquainted with Paul Eluard?

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

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

8. What does Breton say he believes about himself?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Breton use images as part of his story? How would it change the meaning of the story if he didn't publish these images?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Breton and Nadja.

1. What is their relationship to each other?

2. How are their ideas different?

3. How do their differences in opinion prove to be destructive?

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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