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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was discovered the previous year in the well?
2. Where does Breton see the naked woman wearing only a coat?
3. What has the woman who knocks on Breton's hotel room door come to say?
4. What painter does Breton mention in this section?
5. What would Hugo say when he saw the largest gate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Breton feel about film-going?
2. What story does Breton relate about Victor Hugo?
3. What does Breton envy about Desnos?
4. What does Breton say he believes about himself?
5. Why does Breton say he goes to the Boulevard Bonne-Nouvelle?
6. What does Breton say he wants to find out about himself?
7. What does Breton learn about the Maison Rogue sign?
8. Who does Breton become acquainted with Paul Eluard?
9. What does Breton say he respects about Tristan Tzara?
10. Describe the first act of the play Les Detraquees.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?
Essay Topic 2
Examine Breton's views on the following people. How does he use them to express his own views about life and art?
1. Gustave Flaubert.
2. Victor Hugo.
3. Georgio de Chirico.
4. Joris-Karl Huysmans.
5. Comte de Lautréamont.
Essay Topic 3
What would happen if Breton and Nadja ever met again? What does Breton thinks would happen if he met Nadja again?
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