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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reported that Anatole stole a painting in Chapter 12?
(a) John Leonard.
(b) Saul Silverman.
(c) Sheri.
(d) Detective Scanlon.

2. After hearing cute baby and childhood stories about Anatole, what did Sheri's face reflect in Chapter 11?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Love.

3. Whose apartment did Anatole stop by when no one was home in Chapter 12?
(a) Doug's.
(b) Meyer's.
(c) Milton's.
(d) Sheri's.

4. What caused Anatole's mother and Sheri to go flying back in the chair in Chapter 11?
(a) A leg on the chair broke.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) Sheri pulled the lever.
(d) Someone broke through the door.

5. What was Maya Deren's birth name?
(a) Dagmara Dominczyk.
(b) Dorota Rabczewska.
(c) Eliza Orzeszkowa.
(d) Eleanora Derenkowsky.

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

7. Who knocked at Anatole's door in Chapter 12?
(a) A police detective.
(b) Doug Hall.
(c) Sheri.
(d) His mother.

8. What was Maya Deren's principle profession?
(a) Novelist.
(b) Actress.
(c) Painter.
(d) Filmmaker.

9. Who had given Anatole the painting in Chapter 12?
(a) Eleanora Derenkowsky.
(b) Detective Scanlon.
(c) Saul Silverman.
(d) Sheri.

10. Where was Dylan Thomas born?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) Wales.
(d) Turkey.

11. What illness led to Saul's death?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Malaria.

12. According to Anatole's writing, what national feelings followed World War II?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Pride.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Optimism.

13. What did Anatole go to pick up from an empty apartment in Chapter 12?
(a) A lamp.
(b) Dishes and silverware.
(c) Clothes and books.
(d) Furniture.

14. Virginia Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of what group?
(a) The Order of Wankers.
(b) The Bloomsbury Group.
(c) Friends of the Queen.
(d) The Royal Readers.

15. After how long since Saul told Anatole he was dying was he hospitalized and soon died?
(a) A few days.
(b) Twelve hours.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anatole turn off after finding Sheri in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?

2. What friend asked Anatole to collaborate on a magazine piece on jazz music in Chapter 11?

3. What did Anatole do with Sheri after her surprise visit in Chapter 11?

4. From where had Maya Deren just returned in Chapter 15?

5. Although Anatole admired Delmore's intellectualism and love of the literary, it was almost as though his head was so wrapped up in books that he was unable to accept _____________.

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