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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. What is said to be "a better metaphor for what happens than roads not taken or branches unsprouted" in "Sentimental Education" (11)?
(a) "A dog choking on a chicken bone."
(b) "Blind worms churning mud through their bodies."
(c) "A shoe falling silently on an abandoned rooftop."
(d) "Waves crashing against an endless beach."

2. In the beginning of "Sentimental Education," Monica is lying on a pavilion over what cafe?
(a) The Serpentine Cafe.
(b) The Echo Cafe.
(c) The White Horse Cafe.
(d) The Lupe Cafe.

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

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

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

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. Who is Donovan's neighbor that has a soda-stream?

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

4. How deep is the majority of the lazy river that is described in "The Lazy River"?

5. Where in Spain is the Lazy River described as being located in "The Lazy River"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Adele in “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets.” What drives this character?

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

3. Describe the narrative style in “Sentimental Education." How is the story related, and why?

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

5. Describe the narrative style in “Parents' Morning Epiphany.” What makes this narrative style stand out from the other stories?

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

7. In what ways is setting important in “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”?

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

9. Describe the characters in “Words and Music.” How are they similar and different?

10. What is the central theme of “Miss Adele Amidst the Corsets”? How does the author illustrate this theme?

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