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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Donovan's teacher, who went to see the show his family performs last weekend and liked it a lot, in "Just Right"?
(a) Annette Burnham.
(b) Sarah Gilliam.
(c) Emily Rosenthal.
(d) Rachel Dunn.

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

7. How much money does it cost to attend Donovan's family's show?
(a) 6 dollars.
(b) 10 dollars.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 4 dollars.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How is Monica's hair described in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) It is curly.
(b) It is shaved.
(c) It is bobbed.
(d) It is long.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Adele's twin brother?

2. What are the names of the women who plait hair in "The Lazy River"?

3. What is the girl doing in the description from "Multiple Points of View" in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?

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

5. Who is described on the piano at the Vanguard last night in “Words and Music”?

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