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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Melinda say she has forgotten at home in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Her umbrella.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Her rosary.

3. What name does Bill give to Aggie when he incorporates her into his game in "Meet the President!"?
(a) Mystus.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Alexis.
(d) Eleanor.

4. Where was the 6'6" photographer's assistant from that Monica spent a summer with in London six months before she met Darryl?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Brixton.
(c) York.
(d) Bath.

5. Where does Aggie want to go to see her sister laid out in "Meet the President!"?
(a) St. Martin's.
(b) St. Christopher's.
(c) St. Jude's.
(d) St. Anna's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Leon said to be from in "Sentimental Education"?

2. What word from "Sentimental Education" refers to a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could be observed?

3. How many children does the woman have that is the central figure in "The Dialectic"?

4. Where does the narrator in "Downtown" describe going to "chew on some tough schnitzel and get blasted till the early hours" (84)?

5. What is Esorik on her Labor days, according to the narrator in "The Canker"?

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