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

2. What does Breton think happens to Nadja when he is not there?

3. What does the woman say she is going to?

4. Who telephones Breton on October the 9th?

5. What is wrong with two of the woman's fingers on both hands?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What frightens Nadja on the first train?

7. Why does Breton feel he has stopped understanding Nadja?

8. Why does Nadja think people look at them?

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

10. Why does Breton's artist friend refuse to paint Nadja?

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

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 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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