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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Anatole Broyard's mother?
(a) Wilma Henderson.
(b) Edna Miller.
(c) Betsy Williams.
(d) Josephine Mills.

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

3. When Anatole's friend Saul fell ill, he was working as a literary critic for which publication?
(a) Time Magazine.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) The New Leader.
(d) The New York Times.

4. What was Meyer Schapiro's political association?
(a) Communist.
(b) Whig.
(c) Marxist.
(d) Torrey.

5. What did Saul Silverman's mother blame for his illness?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Allergens.
(c) Stress.
(d) The water.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 _______________.

2. What did Anatole not know about Saul's fighting during World War II?

3. Books were the obsession of young men in Anatole's years much as __________ were to men of the sixties.

4. Where did Saul tell Anatole he was dying?

5. After how long since Saul told Anatole he was dying was he hospitalized and soon died?

(see the answer key)

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