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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Algeria and Tourret.
(b) South Africa and France.
(c) Senegal and Gambia.
(d) Paris and London.

2. What is Donovan's last name?
(a) Kendal.
(b) Kimble.
(c) Smith.
(d) Rogers.

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

4. What is the name of Donovan's father in "Just Right"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roger.
(c) Irving.
(d) Jason.

5. What is the name of Donovan's mother?
(a) Anna.
(b) Polly.
(c) Claire.
(d) Marie.

6. Where is Miss Adele's apartment?
(a) Ninth Avenue and 73rd Street.
(b) Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street.
(c) Tenth Avenue and 23rd Street.
(d) Fifth Avenue and 54th Street.

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

8. Where did Monica day Darryl's mother stocked shelves in the argument that led to their breakup?
(a) Germany.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Iceland.

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

10. What game does Cassie teach Donovan to play at the park?
(a) Poker.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Chess.
(d) Hopscotch.

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

12. Where is Miss Adele from originally?
(a) Haiti.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Florida.
(d) Texas.

13. 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) "Waves crashing against an endless beach."
(c) "A shoe falling silently on an abandoned rooftop."
(d) "A dog choking on a chicken bone."

14. Who is Donovan's teacher with whom he is talking in the beginning of "Just Right"?
(a) Miss Steinhardt.
(b) Miss Decatur.
(c) Miss Adkins.
(d) Miss Rosenthall.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Cassie's last name?

5. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "There is an old cliche about street life" (14). What is the cliche?

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