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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Mood" - "Big Week".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose writing does the narrator describe reading at the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?
(a) Roger Moore.
(b) Andrew Stilton.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) E. M. Cioran.

2. Who is Wendy English's sister?
(a) Marybeth.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Candice.
(d) Ellen.

3. When did the annual phone book come out, according to the narrator in "Mood Memory"?
(a) July.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) May.

4. What event sets up the circumstances for "Escape from New York"?
(a) The Macy's Parade.
(b) 9/11.
(c) A school shooting.
(d) An eclipse.

5. What was the name of Rebecca's long-term parrot?
(a) Preston.
(b) Henry.
(c) Roger.
(d) Echo.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?

2. What word from "Just Right" means free of anything that darkens; completely clear?

3. Who is Donovan's neighbor that has a soda-stream?

4. What does the narrator say her/his father shared his name with in "Mood Memory"?

5. What is said to be "a better metaphor for what happens than roads not taken or branches unsprouted" in "Sentimental Education" (11)?

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