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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Woman on the Dunes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what are the girls compared as they run away from Manuel?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Birds.
(c) Mice.
(d) Cats.

2. How do the woman and her friends spend the night before witnessing the Russian's execution?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Reading.
(d) Writing.

3. How do Louis and the woman spend time between bouts of love-making?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Walking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Eating.

4. In the woman's story, why was the Russian going to be executed?
(a) He murdered a diplomat.
(b) He was a traitor.
(c) He had entered the country illegally.
(d) He had kidnapped a diplomat's child.

5. To what is Louis resistant the night he cannot sleep in "The Woman on the Dunes?"
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Sex.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what region does "The Woman on the Dunes" take place?

2. What does Louis discover when he awakens the morning after making love to the woman?

3. With what money does Manuel buy the exotic birds?

4. How is the Russian in the woman's story to be executed?

5. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?

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