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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Anatole wrote that in New York in the twenties, ethnic differences weren't ignored but were devoid of ______.
(a) Criticism.
(b) Analysis.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Negativity.

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

3. Books kept the lives of Anatole and his contemporaries from being totally overwhelmed by ___________.
(a) Sex.
(b) The government.
(c) Rock and roll.
(d) Drugs.

4. What did Saul think he had initially when he fell ill?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Alzheimers.
(d) The flu.

5. What was Anatole's religion in childhood?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Buddhism.
(d) Mormonism.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how much had Anatole bought out a junk dealer in Chapter 4?

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

3. What class did Meyer Schapiro teach at the New School?

4. In what year did Anatole purchase a store in Chapter 4?

5. In his favorite authors, Anatole felt he had inherited a new set of ___________.

(see the answer key)

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