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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 is Esorik on Praxis days, according to the narrator in "The Canker"?
(a) A trader.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A fish-salter.
(d) A banker.

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

3. Who is the bartender at the bar where Mike meets Tommy in “Big Week”?
(a) Jimmy.
(b) Roger.
(c) Frank.
(d) Jack.

4. What is empathy illustrated as in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A magnifying glass.
(b) A clock.
(c) A bowl of dark liquid.
(d) A rabbit.

5. Who is Donovan's teacher with whom he is talking in the beginning of "Just Right"?
(a) Miss Rosenthall.
(b) Miss Adkins.
(c) Miss Decatur.
(d) Miss Steinhardt.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hotel does Michael pick up Marlon in "Escape from New York"?

2. Where has Raphael moved to from Bushwick in "Mood"?

3. What is Tommy studying in school in “Big Week”?

4. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?

5. What does Marlon take out to eat when Michael pulls up in "Escape from New York"?

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