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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Nadja, pg. 51 to 60.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color did Flaubert want to replicate in his novel "Madame Bovary"?
(a) Moldy wood.
(b) The greyness of old people's skin.
(c) Sandstone.
(d) A sea beaten rock.

2. Why does Breton hit the insect with his cane?
(a) It is trying to destroy the machine.
(b) It is too ugly to bear.
(c) It is trying to bite his neck.
(d) He feels it has committed fraud.

3. What French city does Breton feel, other than Paris, something worthwhile can happen to him?
(a) Nantes.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Cannes.
(d) Marseilles.

4. What did the engraving look like from a certain angle?
(a) A lion.
(b) A gun.
(c) A football.
(d) An angel.

5. Why does Breton say he doesn't like Comte de Lautréamont's poetry?
(a) He hides behind his work.
(b) It is nothing but style.
(c) He uses only simple words.
(d) It says nothing about life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Breton pose at the beginning of the novel?

2. What aids Breton in his prediction of when the words Bois-Charbons will appear?

3. What does the insect do at the machine?

4. How does the insect try to choke Breton?

5. What is the name of the person in the play the Principal is waiting for?

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