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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) Cats.
(b) Saints.
(c) Owls.
(d) Ants.

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

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

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

5. For Celine, what is the foundation of human existence?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Lust.
(d) Love.

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

7. Which of Celine's family members had the first name Celine?
(a) His sister.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His mother.

8. What is the last name of James Joyce's Molly character?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Bloom.
(c) Timmons.
(d) Awalt.

9. In what year was Celine's pamphlet "L'Ecole des cadavres" published?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1932.

10. Kristeva quotes Celine as saying slang is a language of what?
(a) Lonliness.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Love.
(d) Anger.

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

12. Celine was of what nationality?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) American.
(d) Italian.

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

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

15. Kristeva says abject literature is what kind of category?
(a) Unified.
(b) Over zealous.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Understated.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kristeva says the hatred of Jews is a metaphor for a very primal struggle against what perception?

3. In abject literature, Kristeva says there must be a narrator who is distinct from what?

4. Which of Celine's works does Kristeva say best captures the feelings of the abject?

5. About how long has Celine been dead when this book was written?

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