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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. Why is the woman afraid to have children?

2. Instead of being shot at Babi Yar, what happens to Lisa and Kolya?

3. Lisa spots a woman they know. Who is this woman?

4. Why does Lyons suggest Lisa should work as a nurse?

5. What does Freud decide is the root of the woman's hysteria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Kolya's father?

2. What does the memory of Anna's aunt trigger?

3. What do the soldiers do to Lisa when they realize she is alive?

4. Describe Vera Serebryokova?

5. Describe the interaction between Lisa and her mother.

6. What are the similarities and differences between Lisa's train ride to the woman's?

7. How does Kolya respond to Lisa?

8. What are the rumors spreading around the Jews waiting in line?

9. What does Freud say about "Done Giovanni" and "The Gastein Journal?"

10. How does Freud relate Anna's troubles to his theory of the death instinct?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many symbols used in this book.

Part 1) Name two symbols used in this book.

Part 2) Describe the passages in which the symbols are discussed.

Part 3) What is the significance of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

Chapter One begins with the description of a dream that is later expanded.

Part 1) What is this dream?

Part 2) What is the purpose of the dream in relationship to the rest of the story?

Part 3) What does this dream foreshadow?

Essay Topic 3

Madame Cottin, the Japanese maid, and others fall to their deaths from a broken cable car.

Part 1) Why does this sexually excite the man?

Part 2) Why does Madame Cottin feel free as she falls?

Part 3) What might be the author's purpose for using a cable car as the vehicle of death?

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