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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Major say about the crowding on the yacht?
(a) He does not think the flood got rid of enough people.
(b) He is somewhat annoyed by the crowd but is sad so many were lost in the disasters.
(c) He loves crowds and is sad so many guests were killed.
(d) He enjoys meeting others, so he loves the crowd.

2. As they leave, what does the baker admit to seeing?
(a) Cakes making themselves.
(b) A womb in the lake.
(c) A pile of ears.
(d) The devil.

3. What does a watchmaker point out?
(a) The clocks have all stopped.
(b) The lake is turning red.
(c) The elm trees' leaves have all turned red.
(d) The snow/stars are melting.

4. That night, who begins to produce milk?
(a) The corsetmaker.
(b) The man.
(c) The woman.
(d) The chef.

5. How do the young man and woman react to the destruction?
(a) They call for help.
(b) They watch in awe at the destruction.
(c) They try to help save the other hotel guests.
(d) They are practically oblivious.

6. The couple ventures down the mountain a ways, and then where do they stop?
(a) In a peaceful ravine.
(b) At a small platform with a telescope.
(c) At a fork in the road.
(d) At a picnic table.

7. Why does the woman continue to question the soldier?
(a) She is fascinated with war and wants to know details of his battles.
(b) She finds him very attractive and loves the sound of his voice.
(c) She is very interested in knowing as much as she can about the soldier.
(d) To distract herself from the visions she is having of him in his coffin.

8. What does an opera singer tell her family?
(a) She is resting in the mountains.
(b) She is injured during the fire.
(c) She is having a horrible time.
(d) She will be home very soon.

9. Why does Freud say the woman is a cello player?
(a) Freud would like her to play the cello.
(b) To represent her as a musician.
(c) To keep Anna's true identity hidden.
(d) Anna is a virtuoso on the cello.

10. Why does the nun tell them to continue unembarrassed?
(a) The human body is God's creation.
(b) They are married.
(c) The steam removes all sin.
(d) She does not mind others talking about her.

11. To what does Sachs compare the woman's fantasy?
(a) Eden before the fall.
(b) The mind of Salvador Dali.
(c) The writings of Andre Breton.
(d) The crucifixion.

12. What does the woman use to reveal her character?
(a) Descriptive words.
(b) Poetic devices.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Metaphors and similes.

13. How is the young woman before her illness?
(a) She had been a courtesan.
(b) She worked as a schoolmistress.
(c) Outgoing, energetic and very sociable.
(d) A respectable, shy woman, who had been a gifted musician.

14. When does the couple stop arguing?
(a) When the hotel catches on fire.
(b) When a grove of oranges falls from the sky.
(c) When the lake floods.
(d) When Madame Cottin appears.

15. Who does Freud lose?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What rumor does a retired couple pass on?

2. The baker's wife writes that she lost her mother in the fire but is trying to stay cheerful. Why?

3. What excites the man so much that they start having sex again?

4. What does the woman dream she is?

5. What is the woman glad is not missing?

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