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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 the woman's name?

2. Why did Nadja decide not to work at butchers and bakers?

3. Why is Breton distracted when he meets Nadja in this section?

4. What disappoints Nadja about Breton?

5. What does the artist think Nadja will do if he meets her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Nadja think people look at them?

3. How does Nadja act when she feels unwell?

4. How does Breton think Nadja will cope in the sanitarium?

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

6. Describe the awkward meeting Breton and Nadja have on October the 6th.

7. What frightens Nadja on the first train?

8. What does Breton feel about his relationship with Nadja in retrospect?

9. Describe Nadja and Breton's meeting on October 11.

10. What is Breton's wife's role in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

How does Nadja maintain her power over men? How does Breton cope with the power hold over him? What suggestions are there that Breton holds a similar power over her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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