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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note causes the two later in life to interrogate one another with their eyes?
(a) The smell of eggs.
(b) The sight of eggs.
(c) The smell of disease.
(d) The smell of urine.

2. What happens to Simone's sexual cravings?
(a) They become non-existent.
(b) They become less exciting.
(c) They become more violent.
(d) They become loving and tender.

3. Why is the narrator unsatisfied with "usual debauchery"?
(a) Because to him, usual debauchery is not severe enough.
(b) Because to him, usual debauchery is unambitious.
(c) It is boring.
(d) Because he is vain.

4. What does Simone do to the body of Marcelle?
(a) Cuts it.
(b) Defecates on it.
(c) Urinates on it.
(d) Vomits on it.

5. What does Simone do with the second bull testicle?
(a) She holds it in her hands.
(b) She places it in her vulva.
(c) She eats it.
(d) She throws it.

6. Who is supposed to dine with the trio following the bull fight?
(a) La Driesto.
(b) Granero.
(c) Lalanda.
(d) La Rosa.

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

8. What does Sir Edmond tell Simone is a vile tradition of bullfighting?
(a) Toreadors eating the roasted testicles of a bull.
(b) Toreadors eating the roasted ears.
(c) Toreadors eating the roasted tongue of a bull.
(d) Toreadors eating the roasted eyeballs of a bull.

9. What does the narrator do when the mother enters the bedroom?
(a) Steps into the bathroom.
(b) Steps outside.
(c) Stands up.
(d) Sits in his chair.

10. What does the narrator note Marcelle has become?
(a) A prisoner within her own mind.
(b) A physical representation of his and Simone's emotions.
(c) A recluse.
(d) A mental case.

11. What does the narrator believe will happen if he and Simone die?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Their imaginary world will fill with stars.
(c) They will be mourned.
(d) They will not be mourned.

12. Who delivers the eggs to the room?
(a) Servants.
(b) The maid.
(c) Sir Edmond.
(d) Simone's mother.

13. What do the narrator and Simone do next to the corpse?
(a) Defecate.
(b) Make love.
(c) Sob.
(d) Hold one another.

14. What is the couple forced to do to leave the area?
(a) Ride their bicycles naked.
(b) Walk home.
(c) Hide in a train car.
(d) Steal clothing.

15. Where do the narrator and Simone make love at the bullfight?
(a) In the stands.
(b) In an outhouse.
(c) In the bull pen.
(d) In the arena.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simone compare to an egg?

2. What is noted about Granero's body at the end of Chapter 11?

3. What is Simone's favorite part of a bullfight?

4. What stories does the narrator read aloud to Simone?

5. Why is Simone agitated at the corpse?

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