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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 in "Sentimental Education" refers to the internal security force of the former German Democratic Republic?
(a) Stasi.
(b) SS.
(c) Hetro.
(d) Gestapo.

2. Myron's kingdom is described as spreading along what street in “Words and Music”?
(a) Bleecker Street.
(b) Fifth Avenue.
(c) 42nd Street.
(d) MacDougal Street.

3. Where are the woman and her daughter sitting on the beach in "The Dialectic"?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) The Bahamas.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Sopot.

4. Under whose door did Monica slip an anonymous note about Leon in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Darryl's door.
(b) The priest's door.
(c) The doctor's door.
(d) The Provost's door.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Monica's hair described in "Sentimental Education"?

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

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

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

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