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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Blocked" - "Grand Union".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman say she would like to be on good terms with in the opening of "The Dialectic"?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her children.
(c) All animals.
(d) Her mother.

2. How many black faces were there on the college campus where Monica attended school?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. What is said to be "a better metaphor for what happens than roads not taken or branches unsprouted" in "Sentimental Education" (11)?
(a) "Blind worms churning mud through their bodies."
(b) "Waves crashing against an endless beach."
(c) "A shoe falling silently on an abandoned rooftop."
(d) "A dog choking on a chicken bone."

4. What was Adele's name before transitioning?
(a) Devin.
(b) Darren.
(c) Jack.
(d) Andrew.

5. Who is described on the piano at the Vanguard last night in “Words and Music”?
(a) William Voltaire.
(b) Fred Hersch.
(c) Jason Adkins.
(d) James McArty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of "Sentimental Education," Monica is lying on a pavilion over what cafe?

2. Where are Elizabeth and Marlon staying in the city in "Escape from New York"?

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

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

5. What was the name of Rebecca's long-term parrot?

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