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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. What does the author say the two gates mirror about Hugo?
(a) His humor and seriousness.
(b) His loves and hates.
(c) His strengths and weaknesses.
(d) His friends and foes.

2. What does Breton compare the bird in his ceiling to?
(a) A spider.
(b) A goat.
(c) A grasshopper.
(d) A duck.

3. What painter does Breton mention in this section?
(a) Desnos.
(b) Peters.
(c) Duchamp.
(d) Lauren.

4. What does Breton hope his observations will make men aware of?
(a) The beauty of their simple nature.
(b) The complexity of their thoughts.
(c) The importance of themselves as people.
(d) The inadequacy of their self-evaluation.

5. Where does the Principal find the dead body?
(a) In a well.
(b) A medicine cabinet.
(c) A wardrobe.
(d) Under the floorboards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the gardener tell the principal about Solange?

2. What would Juliet say in response to Hugo's remark about the trees?

3. What does Breton accept as a material necessity?

4. What would Juliette when she pointed to the smaller gate?

5. What is the name of the book Breton wrote with Philippe Soupault?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Breton comment about his fantasy of meeting a naked woman in the woods?

2. Why does Breton say he admires Flaubert?

3. What kind of literature does Breton say he enjoys?

4. What does Breton feel about film-going?

5. Why does Breton feel close to Huysmans?

6. Who does Breton become acquainted with Paul Eluard?

7. What does Breton think Hugo's ritual says about him as a person?

8. How does Breton know Philippe Soupault?

9. What does Breton think one needs to do to understand an artist's work?

10. What does Breton learn about the Maison Rogue sign?

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