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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the Russian in the woman's story to be executed?
(a) Firing squad.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Gas chamber.
(d) Electric chair.

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

3. What occurs between Michel, Lina, and the narrator while at Michel's apartment?
(a) They have a huge fight.
(b) They have a threesome.
(c) They create a painting together.
(d) They smoke opium.

4. What sort of men tend to be attracted to Dorothy and her strength?
(a) Timid men.
(b) Abusive men.
(c) Strong men.
(d) Adventurous men.

5. What disturbs Lina about Michel's apartment?
(a) The coldness.
(b) The claustrophobic walls.
(c) The eroticism.
(d) The high story.

6. What time does "The Woman on the Dunes" start?
(a) Four in the morning.
(b) Two in the morning.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Ten at night.

7. Besides Robert, how does Edna find her self-confidence again?
(a) She begins to act on stage.
(b) She begins to paint.
(c) She begins to have anonymous sexual encounters.
(d) She begins to teach dance lessons to children.

8. What is a pissoir?
(a) A public urinal.
(b) The front room of an apartment building.
(c) A brothel.
(d) A private bathhouse.

9. Why does Therese initially not care for the rooms in which Manuel wants to move?
(a) The walls are too thin.
(b) It is too far from her circus.
(c) It is located across from a school.
(d) The rooms are dirty and uninhabitable.

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

11. After making love to Robert, why does Dorothy run away from him and her sister?
(a) She has become pregnant.
(b) She is angry at Robert for seducing her.
(c) She feels extremely guilty.
(d) She wants to punish Robert.

12. What is Michel burning when the narrator and Lina arrive at his apartment?
(a) Grass.
(b) Wax.
(c) Opium.
(d) Incense.

13. Where is the beach in the beginning of "Sirocco" located?
(a) Deya.
(b) Valencia.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Zlatni Rat.

14. Despite her proclivities, what does Lina decry as disgusting?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Judging others.
(d) Lesbianism.

15. Why does Lina claim to hate all men?
(a) She claims they are useless.
(b) She was just left broken-hearted by a man.
(c) She claims they do not treat her friends well.
(d) She wishes she were one.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does "The Maja" take place?

2. Fill in the blank: the narrator of "Lina" has two male lovers who are named Michel and ______.

3. When promising to show the exotic birds to the schoolgirls, what does Manuel say is different about the bird from Brazil?

4. What is significant about the mysterious man standing behind the woman at the Russian's execution?

5. What does Lina appear to hate more than anything?

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