1. In the beginning of "The Woman on the Dunes," why can't Louis sleep?
(a) He is depressed.
(b) His neighbors are making love loudly.
(c) It is too hot in his room.
(d) He is too aroused.

2. Why is Manuel unhappy with the rooms he and his wife rent in the beginning of this story?
(a) It reminds him of his childhood home.
(b) There is not enough light to paint.
(c) There are too many roaches.
(d) It is too far away from his job.

3. In what state of dress is Miriam when she calls Mandra in to her room to keep her company?
(a) Naked.
(b) Nearly dressed save for her shirt.
(c) Only lingerie.
(d) Fully dressed.

4. Why does Dorothy resent Robert?
(a) She believes he is the one who led Edna astray from Harry.
(b) Robert reminds her of the lover who broke her heart.
(c) She resents all actors.
(d) She is very close to her brother-in-law.

5. Why is Edna able to spend so much time with her new lover, Robert?
(a) Her husband has given her permission to have an affair.
(b) Her husband is gone on cruises for months at a time.
(c) She tells her husband that Robert is in the seminary.
(d) She tells her husband that Robert is gay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fill in the blank for this quote from "Mandra:" "[Miriam and Paul's] obsession [is] with the word that is the key to society--everything must be "________."

2. In Laura's mind during "the Chanchiquito," what forms images on the ceiling?

3. On what night does Jean not come home in "Runaway?"

4. How does Mandra describe her beauty in relation to Miriam's natural beauty?

5. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?

(see the answer key)

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