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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the woman eating while sitting on the beach with her daughter in "The Dialectic"?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) A hamburger.
(c) A chicken wing.
(d) An apple.

3. Who is described on the piano at the Vanguard last night in “Words and Music”?
(a) William Voltaire.
(b) Fred Hersch.
(c) Jason Adkins.
(d) James McArty.

4. What is empathy illustrated as in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A magnifying glass.
(d) A bowl of dark liquid.

5. Where was the 6'6" photographer's assistant from that Monica spent a summer with in London six months before she met Darryl?
(a) Brixton.
(b) York.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Bath.

6. On what date does the narrator say school starts in "Downtown"?
(a) March 16.
(b) September 4.
(c) June 12.
(d) October 9.

7. What does Donovan tell his mother Cassie does all the time on her weekends in the end of "Just Right"?
(a) Plays hopscotch.
(b) Plays chess.
(c) Reads.
(d) Watches television.

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

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

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

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

12. What color are Donovan's eyes described as in "Just Right"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Hazel.

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

14. Where does the narrator in "Downtown" describe going to "chew on some tough schnitzel and get blasted till the early hours" (84)?
(a) Cafe Ross.
(b) Cafe Loup.
(c) Cafe Sapphire.
(d) Cafe Senegal.

15. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "There is an old cliche about street life" (14). What is the cliche?
(a) "It's a gateway to financial depravity."
(b) "It's meaningless."
(c) "You leave, but the streets follow."
(d) "You start there and you end there."

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Donovan's teacher, who went to see the show his family performs last weekend and liked it a lot, in "Just Right"?

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

3. How many children does the woman have that is the central figure in "The Dialectic"?

4. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?

5. What band produced the album Paul's Boutique?

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