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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 are the names of the women who plait hair in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Eleanor and Anna.
(b) Maria and Elizabeth.
(c) Mariatou and Cynthia.
(d) Amy and Jennifer.

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

3. What did the first boy Monica ever kissed go on to do?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Stab a man.
(c) Become president.
(d) Become a lawyer.

4. Where has the woman's husband emigrated to in "The Dialectic"?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

5. Where did Monica day Darryl's mother stocked shelves in the argument that led to their breakup?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics?

3. At what fast food restaurant is Abe Lincoln described eating in “Words and Music”?

4. Darryl and Leon had been friends since what age, according to the narrative in "Sentimental Education"?

5. Where has the eldest boy gone, according to the narrator in the beginning of "The Dialectic"?

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