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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. How does Maria feel about returning home after she meets Ralf in Chapter 19?

2. Who did her surprise guest restore his relationship with through sadomasochistic rituals?

3. Where do Ralf and Maria go the night he is her customer?

4. Where do Maria and her first special client go to?

5. Where do Maria and Ralf go before their last date?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene that Maria witnesses between her 2 coworkers.

2. How does Milan react to Maria spending an evening with Ralf?

3. Describe what Maria has to consciously push out of her head?

4. How does the librarian react to the books she reads?

5. How do Maria and Ralf connect in their first time when he is her customer?

6. Describe Terence's personal life in relation to his trips to Geneva.

7. What does Ralf force Maria to do in relation to pleasure in pain?

8. Describe Maria's feelings about leaving Geneva after she buys her ticket home.

9. How is Maria's life very lucrative by her first experience with Ralf?

10. What does Ralf begin to represent for Maria after their first connection?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the title's significance and how Maria determines her calculations.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of Maria's diary entry about the caged bird in relationship to Maria's own state of being.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the absence of Maria's father could have influenced her ease in assimilating to a life of prostitution?

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