View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where has the eldest boy gone, according to the narrator in the beginning of "The Dialectic"?
(a) To the car.
(b) To the arcade.
(c) To the church.
(d) To the hotel room.

2. What does the woman say she would like to be on good terms with in the opening of "The Dialectic"?
(a) All animals.
(b) Her children.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

3. In the beginning of "Sentimental Education," Monica is lying on a pavilion over what cafe?
(a) The Serpentine Cafe.
(b) The Lupe Cafe.
(c) The White Horse Cafe.
(d) The Echo Cafe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Leon said to be from in "Sentimental Education"?

2. Myron's kingdom is described as spreading along what street in “Words and Music”?

3. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample