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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Celine's "Rigadoon," the work of the writer is compared to the patience of what?
(a) Owls.
(b) Saints.
(c) Ants.
(d) Cats.

2. To whom does Kristeva say "Journey to the End of the Night" is dedicated?
(a) Marie Kelly.
(b) Delores Meyer.
(c) Elisabeth Craig.
(d) Kaitlin Forshee.

3. Kristeva says a laughing apocalypse is an apocalypse without what?
(a) Satan.
(b) Sin.
(c) Man.
(d) God.

4. Kristeva quotes Celine as saying he is the son of a woman who repairs what?
(a) Seams.
(b) Ancient lace.
(c) Wood furnishings.
(d) Photographs.

5. Kristeva says illusions give what to hatred?
(a) Contradiction.
(b) Power.
(c) Voice.
(d) Legitimacy.

6. In what year was Celine's pamphlet "Mea Culpa" published?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1945.

7. Who said that a fictional theme is a "blasting of self-hood"?
(a) Henri Bergson.
(b) René Descartes.
(c) Emmanuel Lévinas.
(d) Georges Bataille.

8. In which of Celine's works does a young character named Virginia appear?
(a) Death on the Installment Plan.
(b) London Bridge.
(c) North.
(d) School of Corpses.

9. Whose writings does Kristeva encounter in "the black, romantic rage"?
(a) Verne.
(b) Lautreamont.
(c) Dumas.
(d) Bourges.

10. Kristeva says Celine saw his home country as becoming dominated by a secret conspiracy by whom?
(a) Jews.
(b) Americans.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Russians.

11. Who did Celine devote his doctoral dissertation to?
(a) Gustav Adolf Michaelis.
(b) Ignaz Semmelweis.
(c) Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(d) Caroline M De Costa.

12. What act of depravity does Kristeva point out that Celine uses in relation with very young girls to revolt his reader?
(a) Theft.
(b) Murder.
(c) Pedophilia.
(d) Alcoholism.

13. Chapter 10 "In the Beginning and Without End . . ." begins with a quote from Celine which says that "in the beginning was" what?
(a) Emotion.
(b) Sin.
(c) Love.
(d) Danger.

14. What is Celine's character Molly's occupation?
(a) Factory worker.
(b) Seamstress.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Poet.

15. What race did Celine seem fascinated with?
(a) Jews.
(b) Asians.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Hispanics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kristeva says Celine anchors the destiny of literature through a re-assumption of what?

2. Who does Kristeva say Celine's maternal figures depend on for their existence?

3. How does Celine often depict maternal figures?

4. What type of creature does Kristeva say Celine saw man as?

5. According to Kristeva, Celine's language exhibits a fascination with what kind of speech?

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