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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the "doctor" that told Donovan's parents that he could be "cured" of his speaking issues?
(a) Gerald Kimble.
(b) James Rogers.
(c) Andrew Smith.
(d) Cory Wallace.

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

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

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

6. Who is Donovan's neighbor that has a soda-stream?
(a) Miss Jackson.
(b) Miss Rose.
(c) Miss Clayton.
(d) Miss Steinfeld.

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

8. What does the daughter say "words are" to her mother in "The Dialectic" (4)?
(a) "Harsh."
(b) "Cheap."
(c) "False."
(d) "Disguises."

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

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

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

12. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "Choices made over time present themselves as branches running off the solid oaks that line the overground route to" where (11)?
(a) Times Square.
(b) Kenal Rise.
(c) The Hudson.
(d) The Thames.

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

14. Who was testifying when the narrator returned from the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?
(a) Harvey Weinstein.
(b) Dr. Ford.
(c) Bill Cosby.
(d) Dr. Smith.

15. For what grade is the worksheet intended in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) 1st.
(b) 4th.
(c) 9th.
(d) 2nd.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is described in "Clarity of Ideas" in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?

2. Whom does the narrator's aunt refer to as "making that little bitch-baby face" in "Downtown" (91)?

3. How much money does it cost to attend Donovan's family's show?

4. Who is the woman buying a bra for her 14-year-old daughter in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?

5. What did the first boy Monica ever kissed go on to do?

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