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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 he will give Nadja the next day?

2. How does Nadja think Breton will recreate their relationship?

3. Where does Breton go with Nadja on October the 7th?

4. Why does Nadja say people look at them?

5. What does Breton say be would do if he was put in a sanitarium?

Short Essay Questions

1. What draws Breton to the fact Nadja has power over men?

2. Why does Breton cry in this section?

3. What frightens Nadja on the first train?

4. Why does Breton disagree with what Nadja's mother does in her spare time?

5. How does Nadja anger Breton in this section?

6. What problem does Nadja say she once had with drugs?

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

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

9. What is Breton's opinion on beauty?

10. What does Nadja tell Breton about her two friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What would Nadja say about Breton if the affair was told from her point of view? What information about the affair does Breton hold back and why? Is it possible to be entirely honest about such an event in one's life?

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