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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. Where is Leon said to be from in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Brixton.
(d) South Kilburn.

2. Darryl and Leon had been friends since what age, according to the narrative in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. What is described in "Sentimental Education" as "the fundamental principle undergirding [Monica's] life" (19)?
(a) Equality.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Meritocracy.
(d) Justice.

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

5. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "Choices made over time present themselves as branches running off the solid oaks that line the overground route to" where (11)?
(a) The Hudson.
(b) The Thames.
(c) Times Square.
(d) Kenal Rise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whose door did Monica slip an anonymous note about Leon in "Sentimental Education"?

2. What did the first boy Monica ever kissed go on to do?

3. What does the daughter say "words are" to her mother in "The Dialectic" (4)?

4. At what kind of factory does the woman's husband work in "The Dialectic"?

5. How many black faces were there on the college campus where Monica attended school?

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