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

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

3. Where in Spain is the Lazy River described as being located in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Almeria.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Catalonia.
(d) Barcelona.

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

5. At what kind of factory does the woman's husband work in "The Dialectic"?
(a) A shoe factory.
(b) A shingle factory.
(c) A tie factory.
(d) A car factory.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the narrator from in "Downtown"?

2. What is the name of Donovan's mother?

3. What kind of music does Myron claim brought whites and blacks together in America?

4. Who is Donovan's neighbor that has a soda-stream?

5. What is described in "Sentimental Education" as "the fundamental principle undergirding [Monica's] life" (19)?

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