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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Laura's mind during "the Chanchiquito," what forms images on the ceiling?
(a) Paint splatters.
(b) The water stains.
(c) Jan's insomniac scribblings.
(d) The cracks.

2. What is the name of the narrator/model's boyfriend in "A Model?"
(a) Pierre.
(b) Michel.
(c) Henry.
(d) Stephen.

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

4. In what state does Rango generally live?
(a) Half-asleep.
(b) Angry.
(c) Stoned.
(d) Drunk.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Albert finally able to make love to Faye?

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

4. In the eyes of the painter, what was Bijou, his favorite model, unable to do?

5. According to the painter, what infuses Bijou's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the contrasts (physical and personality-wise) between Jan and Laura.

2. Describe some of the narrator's first modeling jobs, including her experienced with the artists in "A Model."

3. What leads up to Albert finally making love to his wife?

4. For what reasons is the narrator and the mysterious man at the end of "A Model" drawn together, eventually becoming lovers?

5. How is Hilda forced to deal with her relationship to the American writer?

6. Why does the painter in "The Queen" claim to like women such as Bijou?

7. What pictures does Jan draw on the ceiling and why?

8. How does Hilda change throughout the course of this story?

9. What happens when Fay demands Albert make love to her?

10. How does Fay discover Albert is being unfaithful?

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