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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. Anatole shocked the Spanish artist in Chapter 3 by responding to him in what way?

2. In Chapter 3, a Spanish artist presented Anatole with the fact that he and Sheri were not _____________.

3. Where was Erich Fromm born?

4. To what neighborhood did Anatole Broyard move after he returned from the war?

5. What profession did Anatole Broyard's father hold?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the students at the New School respond to Meyer Schapiro in class? Why?

2. How many sessions did Anatole have with a psychoanalyst in Chapter 7? What progress was made?

3. How did Anatole pay for his college tuition? How did he feel about attaining a degree?

4. What break-through did Anatole experience while seeing a psychoanalyst in Chapter 7?

5. How old was Anatole Broyard at the opening of the book? From where had he returned? How was the setting described?

6. Under whom did Anatole study Gestalt psychology and Freudian revisionism at the New School? What were these teachers like?

7. What was the New School of Social Research known as during the Post WWII era? Why?

8. What caused Karen Horney to become enraged during a lecture in Chapter 2? What did this make Anatole later realize?

9. What did Sheri do during lovemaking with Anatole in Chapter 8? What was Anatole's reaction?

10. How did Anatole feel going into a modern art class with Meyer Schapiro?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How had Anatole's experiences in the military changed him? In what ways did Anatole "hide" his African American heritage? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the memoir. What was the atmosphere in Greenwich Village like in 1946? How did Anatole feel arriving home from the war?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Anatole's impressions of the customers who frequented his bookstore. What did Anatole criticize about many customers? How was his appreciation for literature different?

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