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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. According to Donovan's teacher, who went to see the show his family performs last weekend and liked it a lot, in "Just Right"?
(a) Annette Burnham.
(b) Emily Rosenthal.
(c) Sarah Gilliam.
(d) Rachel Dunn.

2. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?
(a) 123rd Street.
(b) 42nd Street.
(c) 23rd Street.
(d) 16th Street.

3. What word in "Sentimental Education" refers to the internal security force of the former German Democratic Republic?
(a) Hetro.
(b) SS.
(c) Gestapo.
(d) Stasi.

4. What object is described in "Clarity of Ideas" in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A clock.
(d) A bowl of dark liquid.

5. Who are the identical twins "with oily black curls and skinny white jeans" in "The Lazy River" (41)?
(a) Horace and Homer.
(b) Jack and James.
(c) Henry and Hank.
(d) Rico and Rocco.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the names of the women who plait hair in "The Lazy River"?

2. Where did Monica day Darryl's mother stocked shelves in the argument that led to their breakup?

3. What does the daughter say "words are" to her mother in "The Dialectic" (4)?

4. What is described in "Sentimental Education" as "the fundamental principle undergirding [Monica's] life" (19)?

5. What did Monica write her thesis on for college?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is setting important in “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”?

2. What relationship is illustrated between the narrator and the Hungarian painter in "Downtown"?

3. Describe the narrative style in “Sentimental Education." How is the story related, and why?

4. What does the couple do when they retire to their room in "The Lazy River"? Why is this important?

5. What is the significance of Café Loup in "Downtown"?

6. What is the central theme of “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”? How does the author illustrate this theme?

7. Describe the setting of "The Dialectic." How is the setting important to the story?

8. Describe the main characters in "The Dialectic." What are they doing in this short story?

9. Describe the central metaphor in “The Lazy River.” What does it represent and why?

10. What settings are illustrated in “Words and Music”? Why are they important?

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