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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. Why does Breton take issue with Nadja's mother watching people on the Metro?
(a) A person's life is their own business.
(b) He doesn't find people going to work interesting.
(c) He thinks the Metro is a waste of money.
(d) He doesn't think the Metro is the place for a woman.

2. Who does Nadja believe she sees at the end of this section?
(a) A man who once abused her.
(b) A man who once asked her to marry him.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

3. What is the only thing Breton thinks could have kept him and Nadja together?
(a) A sense of humor.
(b) Art.
(c) Obsession.
(d) Love.

4. How did Nadja get back at the man who hit her?
(a) She spread rumors about him.
(b) She stratched his cheek.
(c) She bled all over him.
(d) She stole his wallet.

5. What do the colored prints depict?
(a) French queens.
(b) French writers.
(c) French kings.
(d) French revolutionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the peddler selling in the bar?

2. Why did the second man insist on calling Nadja Lena?

3. Where does Breton go with Nadja on October the 7th?

4. What is wrong with two of the woman's fingers on both hands?

5. Why did Nadja decide not to work at butchers and bakers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the incident with the red window?

2. How does Nadja anger Breton in this section?

3. What is Breton's wife's role in this section?

4. What is Breton's opinion of sanitariums?

5. What does Breton feel about Nadja during the day on October the 7th?

6. What draws Breton to the fact Nadja has power over men?

7. Describe Nadja and Breton's meeting on October 11.

8. What does Breton learn about Nadja and her relationship with men in this section?

9. How did Breton and Nadja almost kill themselves?

10. Describe the awkward meeting Breton and Nadja have on October the 6th.

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