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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Wendy English's sister?
(a) Candice.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Marybeth.

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

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

4. What does Donovan's teacher tell him not to call her in "Just Right"?
(a) "Teacher."
(b) "Mrs."
(c) "Ma'am."
(d) "Miss."

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

6. What is the girl doing in the description from "Multiple Points of View" in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A handstand.
(b) Talking to a boy.
(c) Looking through a magnifying glass.
(d) Walking a dog.

7. Where has the woman's husband emigrated to in "The Dialectic"?
(a) Ireland.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Canada.

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

9. What did Monica write her thesis on for college?
(a) Public education.
(b) Greek and Roman theater.
(c) Poetry of the Beat Generation.
(d) 18th-century garden poetry.

10. Where would Miss Adele buy a studio apartment if she had $800,000?
(a) Battery Park.
(b) Bed-Stuy.
(c) Brooklyn Heights.
(d) Florida.

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

12. What object is described in "Clarity of Ideas" in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A bowl of dark liquid.

13. To what corset store does Adele go in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?
(a) Jackson Corset Emporium.
(b) Greenwich Corset Emporium.
(c) Clinton Corset Emporium.
(d) Fifth Avenue Corset Emporium.

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

15. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?
(a) 123rd Street.
(b) 16th Street.
(c) 23rd Street.
(d) 42nd Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the woman and her daughter sitting on the beach in "The Dialectic"?

2. What is the woman eating while sitting on the beach with her daughter in "The Dialectic"?

3. Who is Adele's twin brother?

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

5. Where is Leon said to be from in "Sentimental Education"?

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