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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 word from "Sentimental Education" refers to an ancient Egyptian tomb rectangular in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof?
(a) Mastaba.
(b) Papyrus.
(c) Obelisk.
(d) Nyst.

2. What band produced the album Paul's Boutique?
(a) The Pixies.
(b) Radiohead.
(c) The Beastie Boys.
(d) The Beatles.

3. Where was the 6'6" photographer's assistant from that Monica spent a summer with in London six months before she met Darryl?
(a) Oxford.
(b) York.
(c) Brixton.
(d) Bath.

4. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?
(a) South Africa and France.
(b) Paris and London.
(c) Senegal and Gambia.
(d) Algeria and Tourret.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the identical twins "with oily black curls and skinny white jeans" in "The Lazy River" (41)?

2. Who is described on the piano at the Vanguard last night in “Words and Music”?

3. What word from "Sentimental Education" refers to a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could be observed?

4. Where has the woman's husband emigrated to in "The Dialectic"?

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

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