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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who warned the artist about a woman called Nadia?
2. What has a doctor advised Nadja to do?
3. What does Nadja make Breton read in this section?
4. Where do Breton and Nadja catch a train to in this section?
5. Why does Breton have an headache?
Short Essay Questions
1. What problem does Nadja say she once had with drugs?
2. Why does Breton admire Nadja ability to entertain herself with stories?
3. Why does Breton's artist friend refuse to paint Nadja?
4. What is Breton's wife's role in this section?
5. What does Nadja tell Breton about her two friends?
6. How does Breton think Nadja will cope in the sanitarium?
7. What is Breton's opinion on beauty?
8. What is Breton's opinion of sanitariums?
9. Why does Breton cry in this section?
10. Why doesn't Breton want Nadja to read his books?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What evidence is there to suggest Nadja has a great power over men? How does Nadja use her power to get what she wants? How does the power she has influence the way Breton feels about her and the way their relationship evolves?
Essay Topic 2
Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?
Essay Topic 3
What major events had a profound effect on Breton's life, and how do they change him? What does Breton still have to learn by the end of the book?
This section contains 730 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
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