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

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

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

4. How old is Wendy English described as in “Words and Music”?
(a) 85.
(b) 69.
(c) 77.
(d) 72.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the 6'6" photographer's assistant from that Monica spent a summer with in London six months before she met Darryl?

3. What is said to be "a better metaphor for what happens than roads not taken or branches unsprouted" in "Sentimental Education" (11)?

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

5. What word in "Sentimental Education" refers to the internal security force of the former German Democratic Republic?

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