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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of Celine's books does the narrator say, "A beautiful shroud embroidered with tales--that's what the Pale Lady wants"?
(a) Journey to the End of the Night.
(b) Trifles for a Massacre.
(c) School of Corpses.
(d) Death on the Installment Plan.

2. Celine wrote during the rise of National Socialism in what country?
(a) Austria.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) Turkey.

3. Chapter 8 "Those Females Who Wreck the Infinite" begins with a quote that was taken from a letter written to whom?
(a) Pauline Smith.
(b) Terry Teachout.
(c) Milton Hindus.
(d) Whittaker Chambers.

4. Chapter 7 "Suffering and Horror" begins with a quote from what book?
(a) Death on the Installment Plan.
(b) School of Corpses.
(c) Journey to the End of the Night.
(d) Trifles for a Massacre.

5. According to Kristeva, Celine's language exhibits a fascination with what kind of speech?
(a) Divided.
(b) Secondary.
(c) Binary.
(d) Literary,

6. Kristeva says Celine anchors the destiny of literature through a re-assumption that he makes by use of what?
(a) Content.
(b) Diction.
(c) Style.
(d) Dialog.

7. During the 1930s, what group does Kristeva say was calling for equality?
(a) Communists.
(b) Capitalists.
(c) National Socialists.
(d) Republicans.

8. Kristeva quotes Celine as saying he is not a man ideas but a man of what?
(a) Science.
(b) Faith.
(c) Style.
(d) Fiction.

9. Kristeva says she gets a feeling from reading Celine that she does not get from whom?
(a) Gide.
(b) Bordeaux.
(c) Proust.
(d) Leroux.

10. Whose work does Kristeva describe as "stainless, serene" and as having "nostalgic beauty"?
(a) Desnos.
(b) Mallarme.
(c) Arp.
(d) Nin.

11. Who does Kristeva say Celine's maternal figures depend on for their existence?
(a) Their lovers.
(b) Their husbands.
(c) Their employees.
(d) Their children.

12. Kristeva says that today's universe is divided between boredom, abjection, and what?
(a) Sharp intelligence.
(b) Morbid loathing.
(c) Defined loving.
(d) Piercing laughter.

13. How does Celine often depict maternal figures?
(a) As sexual.
(b) As bored.
(c) As violent.
(d) As loving.

14. Kristeva begins Chapter 6 "Celine: Neither Actor Nor Martyr" with a quote about what?
(a) Songs.
(b) Art work.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Sentences.

15. How does Celine often depict very young female characters?
(a) As humble.
(b) As violent.
(c) As sexual.
(d) As innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristeva quotes Celine as saying that the mother gives life without what?

2. To whom does Kristeva say "Journey to the End of the Night" is dedicated?

3. What kind of narrative machine does Kristeva say leaves her shaken to the point of exaltation?

4. What is the last name of James Joyce's Molly character?

5. For Celine, what is the foundation of human existence?

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