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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did Anatole Broyard's father hold?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Banker.
(d) Fisherman.

2. How many siblings did Anatole Broyard have?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

3. Books were the obsession of young men in Anatole's years much as __________ were to men of the sixties.
(a) Drugs.
(b) Rock albums.
(c) Lava lamps.
(d) Sexual encounters.

4. What did Meyer Shapiro talk more often to than his students?
(a) Himself.
(b) His dog.
(c) Paintings.
(d) The floor.

5. Anatole's friend Saul was a romantic intellect because he didn't want to change people's politics, but he did want to change their _______________.
(a) Appearance.
(b) Sensibilities.
(c) Opinions.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sheri sparked Anatole's interest in what subject, despite his feeling of being alienated by it?

2. When did Meyer Schapiro's family emigrate to the United States?

3. Books kept the lives of Anatole and his contemporaries from being totally overwhelmed by ___________.

4. What did Saul think he had initially when he fell ill?

5. What had Anatole sold to the Japanese while serving with the military?

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