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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the first boy Monica ever kissed go on to do?
(a) Hang himself.
(b) Become a lawyer.
(c) Stab a man.
(d) Become president.

2. What is described in "Sentimental Education" as "the fundamental principle undergirding [Monica's] life" (19)?
(a) Justice.
(b) Meritocracy.
(c) Equality.
(d) Democracy.

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

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

5. At what fast food restaurant is Abe Lincoln described eating in “Words and Music”?
(a) Subway.
(b) Burger King.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Wendy's.

6. Where does the narrator in "Downtown" describe going to "chew on some tough schnitzel and get blasted till the early hours" (84)?
(a) Cafe Loup.
(b) Cafe Ross.
(c) Cafe Senegal.
(d) Cafe Sapphire.

7. How deep is the majority of the lazy river that is described in "The Lazy River"?
(a) 16 feet deep.
(b) 18 feet deep.
(c) 3 feet deep.
(d) 12 feet deep.

8. Where was Donovan born and raised?
(a) Harlem.
(b) The Upper East Side.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) Bedford Stuyvesant.

9. Who is the woman buying a bra for her 14-year-old daughter in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?
(a) Mrs. Berman.
(b) Mrs. Jacks.
(c) Mrs. Anderson.
(d) Mrs. Wilson.

10. How many black faces were there on the college campus where Monica attended school?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

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

12. Who is the girl from Mumbai that Monica treated like a muse after Darryl for some time in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Bunny.
(d) Anna.

13. What is the woman eating while sitting on the beach with her daughter in "The Dialectic"?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) An apple.
(c) A hamburger.
(d) A chicken wing.

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

15. How old is Miss Adele in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?
(a) 52.
(b) 46.
(c) 32.
(d) 38.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Miss Adele from originally?

2. What does Donovan's teacher tell him not to call her in "Just Right"?

3. Darryl and Leon had been friends since what age, according to the narrative in "Sentimental Education"?

4. Where would Miss Adele buy a studio apartment if she had $800,000?

5. What was Adele's name before transitioning?

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