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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Albert tries to have sex with Faye?
(a) He cannot sustain an erection.
(b) His servants interrupt them.
(c) His lovemaking is unsatisfying to Faye.
(d) He is too violent with her.

2. What would happen when Bijou would walk alone in the streets?
(a) Women would throw things at her.
(b) Men would follow her.
(c) Animals would run away from her.
(d) Police would try to arrest her for prostitution.

3. Why does Reynolds refuse to sleep with the narrator/model in "A Model?"
(a) He is a homosexual.
(b) He has a sexually transmitted disease.
(c) He has taken a vow of chastity for his art.
(d) He does not wish to get her pregnant and risk an abortion.

4. In what city does "Mandra" take place?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Madrid.
(c) New York City.
(d) Paris.

5. What attribute of Faye's purchase for the party lingers on her?
(a) The color.
(b) The cuts from the thorns.
(c) The scent.
(d) The flavor on her lips.

6. In the eyes of the painter, what was Bijou, his favorite model, unable to do?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Remain faithful.
(c) Break up with a lover.
(d) Lie.

7. Who comforts Faye when she hears Albert having sex with the servant girls?
(a) Another servant.
(b) The gardener.
(c) The cook.
(d) The dressmaker.

8. What is the first thing Jan draws on the ceiling for Laura?
(a) A chanchiquito.
(b) A man.
(c) A dog.
(d) A woman.

9. What does Mandra do to Mary?
(a) She allows Mary to move in with her.
(b) She sets Mary up on a date.
(c) She slaps Mary.
(d) She performs oral sex on her.

10. What does Bijou promise the painter before the Art Ball?
(a) He will be her first lover of the night..
(b) She will always remain faithful to her.
(c) She will go home with him at the end of the night.
(d) She will dance with him first.

11. In "A Model," why does the mother's friend believe the narrator could be a model?
(a) The narrator can contort her body.
(b) The narrator has an exceptionally lovely body.
(c) The narrator has a skill for stillness.
(d) The narrator has an unusual face.

12. What were characteristics of the American writer's work that attracted women (such as Hilda in "Hilda and Rango") to him?
(a) Violent and sensual.
(b) Fiery and intellectual.
(c) Thoughtful and philosphical.
(d) Sweet and caring.

13. In what ways is the narrator's first modeling job indicative of the artists she will encounter in "A Model"?
(a) The artist is very brusque and barely pays attention to her.
(b) The artist is quite drunk.
(c) The artist is a perfect gentleman.
(d) The artist behaves lewdly.

14. How does Mandra describe her beauty in relation to Miriam's natural beauty?
(a) European.
(b) Equal.
(c) Superior.
(d) Artificial.

15. What does the narrator/model offer to her boyfriend in "A Model," which he refuses?
(a) To watch her model.
(b) Her virginity.
(c) Elopement.
(d) To help him become a model.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Albert spend his honeymoon night with Faye?

2. What appears to be Albert's favorite part of Faye's body?

3. Why does Mary not want Mandra to meet her husband?

4. Describe the relationship between the aristocratic woman and her lawyer in "The Chanchiquito."

5. What does Faye finally request of Albert?

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