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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Just Right" - "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does it cost to attend Donovan's family's show?
(a) 10 dollars.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 6 dollars.
(d) 4 dollars.

2. What is said to be "a better metaphor for what happens than roads not taken or branches unsprouted" in "Sentimental Education" (11)?
(a) "Waves crashing against an endless beach."
(b) "Blind worms churning mud through their bodies."
(c) "A shoe falling silently on an abandoned rooftop."
(d) "A dog choking on a chicken bone."

3. On what date does the narrator say school starts in "Downtown"?
(a) September 4.
(b) March 16.
(c) October 9.
(d) June 12.

4. How old are the sisters that are described in "The Lazy River"?
(a) 18 and 19.
(b) 12 and 13.
(c) 14 and 15.
(d) 16 and 20.

5. Where did Monica's mother buy the fake Senufo stool that she kept with her after leaving home?
(a) A Kenyan airport.
(b) An Ethiopian airport.
(c) A South African airport.
(d) A Greek airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?

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

3. How old is Donovan in "Just Right"?

4. How are the Austrian painter's daughter's described in "Downtown"?

5. What object is described in "Use Transitions" from "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?

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