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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. In what type of show does Donovan perform with his family?
(a) A minstrel show.
(b) A mime show.
(c) A magic show.
(d) A puppet show.

2. What band produced the album Paul's Boutique?
(a) The Beatles.
(b) The Beastie Boys.
(c) Radiohead.
(d) The Pixies.

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

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

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) York.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bath.
(d) Brixton.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Monica's mother buy the fake Senufo stool that she kept with her after leaving home?

2. Darryl and Leon had been friends since what age, according to the narrative in "Sentimental Education"?

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

4. What did Monica write her thesis on for college?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the couple do when they retire to their room in "The Lazy River"? Why is this important?

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

8. What is the significance of Café Loup in "Downtown"?

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

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

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