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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did one author to another that he should change about his heroine?
(a) Her gender.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her name.
(d) Her nose.

2. What is Breton's first point of departure?
(a) Hotel de Grande Hommes.
(b) Hotel la Stranger.
(c) Hotel Varengeville-sur-Mer.
(d) Hotel Roulette.

3. Where did Breton first meet Eluard?
(a) The Manoir d'Ango.
(b) The Conservataire Renee Maubel.
(c) The Hotel des Grands Hommes.
(d) The Etienne Dolet.

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

5. What does Breton say he tries to use his experience to examine?
(a) France.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Reality.
(d) Humans.

6. What was the color of the woman's glove?
(a) Orange.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

7. What does Breton say Desnos is able to see?
(a) The future.
(b) The stupidity of the French government.
(c) What he cannot.
(d) His connection with the past.

8. What is the name of the author who wrote Madame Bovery?
(a) Victor Hugo.
(b) Gustave Flaubert.
(c) Albert Camus.
(d) Andre Breton.

9. What creature creeps around the theater during a performance?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Mice.
(c) Toads.
(d) Rats.

10. What period does Breton say Desnos is having when he visits him?
(a) His crazy period.
(b) His yellow period.
(c) His tired period.
(d) His nap period.

11. In what order does Breton say he will discuss his memories?
(a) In order of how they come to mind.
(b) In regimental order.
(c) In reverse order.
(d) In chronological order.

12. Who does the old woman say she has just a call from?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her grandson.
(c) Her granddaughter.
(d) Her father.

13. Who has Breton always wished to meet in the woods?
(a) A naked woman.
(b) An elf.
(c) An old hag.
(d) A talking tree.

14. What does Breton say we can never hope to discover through work?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) How far we can push ourselves.
(c) Our relationship to others.
(d) The true meaning of life.

15. What does Breton visit in Saint-Ouen?
(a) A cinema.
(b) A theater.
(c) A flea market.
(d) A museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the film Breton mentions in this section?

2. What was Breton offered as accommodation at the Manoir de Ango?

3. What did the word Rogue appear as when looked at at a certain angle?

4. Whose poems does Breton say evoke deep emotions in him?

5. What kind of authors does Breton say he despises?

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