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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How deep is the majority of the lazy river that is described in "The Lazy River"?
(a) 3 feet deep.
(b) 12 feet deep.
(c) 18 feet deep.
(d) 16 feet deep.

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

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

7. Where in Spain is the Lazy River described as being located in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Catalonia.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Almeria.

8. What is Donovan's last name?
(a) Kendal.
(b) Rogers.
(c) Kimble.
(d) Smith.

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

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

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

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

13. Where are the ladies that plait hair from in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Paris and London.
(b) Senegal and Gambia.
(c) South Africa and France.
(d) Algeria and Tourret.

14. 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) Kenal Rise.
(b) Times Square.
(c) The Hudson.
(d) The Thames.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Miss Adele from originally?

2. What does Donovan tell his mother Cassie does all the time on her weekends in the end of "Just Right"?

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

4. Myron's kingdom is described as spreading along what street in “Words and Music”?

5. What word from "Just Right" means free of anything that darkens; completely clear?

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