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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics?
(a) J. R. Ross.
(b) P. F. Strawson.
(c) Alexander Rosen.
(d) Michael Hatcliff.

2. What word from "Just Right" means free of anything that darkens; completely clear?
(a) Androgynous.
(b) Limpid.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Myopic.

3. In what type of show does Donovan perform with his family?
(a) A puppet show.
(b) A magic show.
(c) A mime show.
(d) A minstrel show.

4. Who is described on the piano at the Vanguard last night in “Words and Music”?
(a) Fred Hersch.
(b) William Voltaire.
(c) Jason Adkins.
(d) James McArty.

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

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

7. For how long does Donovan's mother say they have been performing their show in the same spot in "Just Right"?
(a) Almost 10 years.
(b) Almost 8 years.
(c) Almost 6 years.
(d) Almost 12 years.

8. Who is Adele's twin brother?
(a) Elgin.
(b) Andrew.
(c) Roger.
(d) Devin.

9. Whom does the narrator's aunt refer to as "making that little bitch-baby face" in "Downtown" (91)?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) Brett Kavanaugh.
(c) Harvey Weinstein.
(d) Donald Trump.

10. What is empathy illustrated as in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) A bowl of dark liquid.
(d) A clock.

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

12. How old is Wendy English described as in “Words and Music”?
(a) 69.
(b) 77.
(c) 72.
(d) 85.

13. What did Monica always think of men as and treat them that way, according to the narrator in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Hindrances.
(b) Necessities.
(c) Ornaments.
(d) Muses.

14. How are the pairs decided for Donovan's class's presentations?
(a) By height.
(b) By placement of desks.
(c) By drawing.
(d) By alphabetical name.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the girl from Mumbai that Monica treated like a muse after Darryl for some time in "Sentimental Education"?

2. According to Donovan's teacher, who went to see the show his family performs last weekend and liked it a lot, in "Just Right"?

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

4. Where did Monica day Darryl's mother stocked shelves in the argument that led to their breakup?

5. What is Cassie's last name?

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