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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Madame Cottin, the woman, and the man begin to kiss and touch one another?

2. Why does the woman continue to question the soldier?

3. Where do the man and woman take a walk?

4. How does the couple return to their room?

5. Why do the women plummet to their death more slowly?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the guests find to be odd about the hotel?

2. Describe Frued's case study.

3. The couple returns to their room filled with desire. Who do they bring with them?

4. What does the milk mean to the various characters?

5. Describe the guests' falls from the broken cable car.

6. Describe the corsetiere, the priest, and the chef.

7. How does one know with what the woman is obsessed?

8. From whom are the letters?

9. Why are the young woman's writings intriguing to Freud?

10. Who interrupts the couple by the stream? What does this character tell them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lisa has the ability to predict the future.

Part 1) Give two examples from the book of accurate predictions.

Part 2) What is the connection between her obsessions with sex, death, and pregnancy and real life events?

Part 3) Does Freud believe she can predict the future? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter One begins with the description of a dream that is later expanded.

Part 1) What is this dream?

Part 2) What is the purpose of the dream in relationship to the rest of the story?

Part 3) What does this dream foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

There are many symbols used in this book.

Part 1) Name two symbols used in this book.

Part 2) Describe the passages in which the symbols are discussed.

Part 3) What is the significance of these symbols?

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