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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Leon said to be from in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Brixton.
(b) Dublin.
(c) South Kilburn.
(d) Glasgow.

2. On what museum's building is Donovan creating a school report in "Just Right"?
(a) The Christendon Museum.
(b) The MOMA Museum.
(c) The Whitney Museum.
(d) The Guggenheim Museum.

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

4. Where are the woman and her daughter sitting on the beach in "The Dialectic"?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) The Bahamas.
(d) Sopot.

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

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

7. What object is described in "Use Transitions" from "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A turtle.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) A clock.
(d) A rabbit.

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

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

10. How are the Austrian painter's daughter's described in "Downtown"?
(a) Silver-haired.
(b) Blonde-haired.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red-haired.

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

12. Whose writing does the narrator describe reading at the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) E. M. Cioran.
(c) Roger Moore.
(d) Andrew Stilton.

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

14. Who are the identical twins "with oily black curls and skinny white jeans" in "The Lazy River" (41)?
(a) Horace and Homer.
(b) Rico and Rocco.
(c) Henry and Hank.
(d) Jack and James.

15. Who is the woman that helps fit Miss Adele for a corset in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?
(a) Mrs. Adkins.
(b) Mrs. Kimble.
(c) Mrs. Alexander.
(d) Mrs. Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "doctor" that told Donovan's parents that he could be "cured" of his speaking issues?

2. Where does the narrator in "Downtown" describe going to "chew on some tough schnitzel and get blasted till the early hours" (84)?

3. Where is Miss Adele's apartment?

4. What word from "Sentimental Education" refers to a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could be observed?

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

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