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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 and Postscript.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Tropic of Capricorn first published?
(a) 1948.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1918.

2. What did Saul think he had initially when he fell ill?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alzheimers.
(d) The flu.

3. When was Erich Fromm born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1903.

4. Saul Silverman prefaced telling Anatole about his illness by making him agree to __________.
(a) Swear on the bible.
(b) A no-fussing pact.
(c) Take a solemn oath.
(d) A gentleman's agreement.

5. What friend asked Anatole to collaborate on a magazine piece on jazz music in Chapter 11?
(a) Meyer Schapiro.
(b) Erich Fromm.
(c) John Leonard.
(d) Milton Klonsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Meyer Schapiro born?

2. In Chapter 16, Delmore asked Anatole to accompany him where to help him decide which new suit to buy?

3. How did Anais Nin describe Anatole Broyard in her diary?

4. Whom did Anatole leave the painting with in Chapter 12?

5. When did Ernest Hemingway win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

(see the answer key)

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