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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Just Right" - "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the eldest boy gone, according to the narrator in the beginning of "The Dialectic"?
(a) To the car.
(b) To the hotel room.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the arcade.

2. On what date does the narrator say school starts in "Downtown"?
(a) March 16.
(b) September 4.
(c) October 9.
(d) June 12.

3. How many children does the woman have that is the central figure in "The Dialectic"?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. Darryl and Leon had been friends since what age, according to the narrative in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. What does the daughter say "words are" to her mother in "The Dialectic" (4)?
(a) "Harsh."
(b) "Cheap."
(c) "Disguises."
(d) "False."

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Donovan's mother say they have been performing their show in the same spot in "Just Right"?

2. What was Adele's name before transitioning?

3. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "There is an old cliche about street life" (14). What is the cliche?

4. How old is Wendy English described as in “Words and Music”?

5. For what grade is the worksheet intended in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?

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