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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. What insect perches on the priest's body?
(a) A grasshopper.
(b) A roach.
(c) A fly.
(d) A beetle.

2. What happens to Simone when she examines the dead man's eye?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She goes into a stupor.
(c) She cries.
(d) She is frightened.

3. What does the narrator call "Astral sperm and heavenly urine"?
(a) The universe.
(b) The sunset.
(c) The milky way.
(d) The rise of the moon.

4. Where is Marcelle confined?
(a) At home.
(b) In jail.
(c) In a mental institution.
(d) In a hospital.

5. How does the couple travel to Spain?
(a) They walk.
(b) They hide on a boat.
(c) They bribe a captain for a ride.
(d) They steal a boat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the causes for the trio's irritation at the bullfight?

2. What effect does the sight of the wet sheet have on the couple?

3. What does the narrator say is the outcome of his erection?

4. What does Marcelle ask to do following the bet?

5. What does the narrator note causes the two later in life to interrogate one another with their eyes?

(see the answer key)

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