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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Under the Sun of Seville; Chapter 12, Simone's Confession and Sir Edmund's Mass; Chapter 13, The Legs of the Fly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator compare his father to?
(a) A cardinal.
(b) A senile Catholic general.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An angry god.

2. How does Simone know the narrator has stayed up late?
(a) Dark circles under his eyes.
(b) He tells her.
(c) He yawns.
(d) She sees a light in his room.

3. What does the narrator suggest he is going to do to the woman when he catches her?
(a) Rape her.
(b) Kill her.
(c) Kidnap her.
(d) Turn her over to police.

4. Why does Marcelle think she saw a cardinal of the guillotine outside the wardrobe?
(a) The narrator was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.
(b) One of the other guests was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.
(c) She was insane.
(d) Simone was wearing a red cap and was smeared with blood.

5. What does the narrator do with Simone?
(a) Wraps her wounds with a stocking.
(b) Kisses her.
(c) Has sex with her.
(d) Carries her home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the narrator unsatisfied with "usual debauchery"?

2. What heightens the couple's sexuality at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does Simone do due to laughter in Chapter 11?

4. How is Granero.killed?

5. Where do the narrator and Simone make love at the bullfight?

(see the answer key)

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