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

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

3. 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."

4. On what museum's building is Donovan creating a school report in "Just Right"?
(a) The MOMA Museum.
(b) The Christendon Museum.
(c) The Guggenheim Museum.
(d) The Whitney Museum.

5. For how long does Donovan's mother say they have been performing their show in the same spot in "Just Right"?
(a) Almost 6 years.
(b) Almost 10 years.
(c) Almost 8 years.
(d) Almost 12 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cassie's last name?

2. Who was testifying when the narrator returned from the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?

3. Who are the identical twins "with oily black curls and skinny white jeans" in "The Lazy River" (41)?

4. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?

5. How is Monica's hair described in "Sentimental Education"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the main characters in "The Dialectic." What are they doing in this short story?

5. Describe the central metaphor in “The Lazy River.” What does it represent and why?

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

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

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

9. What is the setting of “Just Right”? Why is this setting significant?

10. What relationship is illustrated between the narrator and the Hungarian painter in "Downtown"?

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