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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 a Mazda?

2. Why did the second man insist on calling Nadja Lena?

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

4. Why does Nadja's mother like to ride the Metro?

5. Why does Breton get out of the taxi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why doesn't Breton want Nadja to read his books?

4. How does Nadja act when she feels unwell?

5. How does Nadja her power over men can help Breton?

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

7. How does Nadja anger Breton in this section?

8. Why does Breton send his friend Paul Eluard to Nadja's house?

9. What is Breton's opinion of sanitariums?

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

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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