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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Myron's kingdom is described as spreading along what street in “Words and Music”?
(a) 42nd Street.
(b) Bleecker Street.
(c) MacDougal Street.
(d) Fifth Avenue.

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

4. 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) Rachel Dunn.
(b) Emily Rosenthal.
(c) Annette Burnham.
(d) Sarah Gilliam.

5. What color was the Lazy River yesterday, according to the narrator in "The Lazy River"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Miss Adele in "Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets"?

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

3. Where are the woman and her daughter sitting on the beach in "The Dialectic"?

4. Where has the eldest boy gone, according to the narrator in the beginning of "The Dialectic"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What national trial is described in "Downtown"? Why do you think the author alludes to this trial?

2. What settings are illustrated in “Words and Music”? Why are they important?

3. Discuss the character of Leon in “Sentimental Education." What does this character symbolize and why is he important to the plot?

4. How is the motif of music demonstrated in “Words and Music”?

5. Describe the narrative style in "The Dialectic." Why has the author employed this style?

6. What literary devices are examined in “Parents' Morning Epiphany”? How are they examined?

7. Who is the main character in “Sentimental Education"? How is she described?

8. How would you describe Donovan's relationships with his parents in “Just Right”?

9. Describe the setting of "The Dialectic." How is the setting important to the story?

10. Describe the narrative style in “Words and Music.” What makes the narrative style stand out in this story?

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