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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drawers, Chests and Wardrobes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bachelard's topoanalysis considers houses with at most how many levels?
(a) Three, including cellar and attic.
(b) Four, excluding cellar and attic.
(c) Two, including cellar and attic.
(d) Four, including cellar and attic.

2. For the author, what does a casket metaphorically provide?
(a) A chrysalis for new life.
(b) The security of surrounding our inner self at death and burial.
(c) A barrier against evil.
(d) A finality to mourning.

3. Bachelard, expanding on the work of Rilke, proposes that a box top, like the cover of a pot, may do what?
(a) Make the world get along better.
(b) Lead to future discovery.
(c) Create deceptions.
(d) Maintain secrecy.

4. The objectivity of a house, states Bachelard, is separate from what?
(a) Subjective feelings and dreams.
(b) The objects it contains.
(c) Subjective matters of taste and style.
(d) Its decor.

5. For Bachelard, why is the inner space of a wardrobe an intimate space?
(a) Clothing reveals dreams.
(b) When closed, the inner space disappears.
(c) Not everyone sees it.
(d) Clothing is part of one's persona.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Bachelin, which is the oldest season?

2. Why is the city house no longer cosmic for the author?

3. What description does Bachelard give to Bergson's drawer metaphor?

4. Bachelard believes that rooms and houses are psychological diagrams writers and poets use to analyze what?

5. Ultimately, as explained in "The House, from Cellar to Garret . . .," what can be used to communicate with other souls?

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