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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Dialectic" - "Words and Music".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) "Waves crashing against an endless beach."
(c) "A shoe falling silently on an abandoned rooftop."
(d) "Blind worms churning mud through their bodies."

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

3. Who is the girl from Mumbai that Monica treated like a muse after Darryl for some time in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Anna.
(c) Emily.
(d) Bunny.

4. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?
(a) 42nd Street.
(b) 123rd Street.
(c) 16th Street.
(d) 23rd Street.

5. What did Monica always think of men as and treat them that way, according to the narrator in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Necessities.
(b) Ornaments.
(c) Muses.
(d) Hindrances.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the woman and her daughter sitting on the beach in "The Dialectic"?

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

3. Where in Spain is the Lazy River described as being located in "The Lazy River"?

4. What is the woman eating while sitting on the beach with her daughter in "The Dialectic"?

5. How old are the sisters that are described in "The Lazy River"?

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