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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose apartment did Anatole stop by when no one was home in Chapter 12?
(a) Doug's.
(b) Sheri's.
(c) Meyer's.
(d) Milton's.

2. Saul Silverman prefaced telling Anatole about his illness by making him agree to __________.
(a) A no-fussing pact.
(b) Take a solemn oath.
(c) Swear on the bible.
(d) A gentleman's agreement.

3. What friend asked Anatole to collaborate on a magazine piece on jazz music in Chapter 11?
(a) Meyer Schapiro.
(b) John Leonard.
(c) Erich Fromm.
(d) Milton Klonsky.

4. Who wrote Tropic of Capricorn?
(a) Anatole Broyard.
(b) Alexandra Broyard.
(c) Caitlin Thomas.
(d) Henry Miller.

5. Anatole told whom that he planned on keeping the painting because it was his in Chapter 12?
(a) His mother.
(b) Detective Scanlon.
(c) Sheri.
(d) His father.

6. What was Maya Deren's principle profession?
(a) Actress.
(b) Painter.
(c) Novelist.
(d) Filmmaker.

7. Who wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover?
(a) Dylan Thomas.
(b) Anais Nin.
(c) D.H. Lawrence.
(d) Anatole Broyard.

8. What illness led to Saul's death?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Appendicitis.
(d) Lung cancer.

9. After hearing cute baby and childhood stories about Anatole, what did Sheri's face reflect in Chapter 11?
(a) Joy.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Love.

10. Anatole became acquainted with Delmore Schwartz when had accepted a piece Anatole had written for what publication?
(a) The Chicago Tribune.
(b) Newsweek.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Partisan Magazine.

11. To Sheri, sex was an exploration of ____________.
(a) Self.
(b) Anatomy.
(c) Sin.
(d) Spirituality.

12. What hot spot of Spanish Harlem did Delmore and friends head to in Chapter 14?
(a) Little Havana.
(b) The Park Plaza.
(c) Rico's taco's.
(d) The library.

13. When was George Eliot born?
(a) 1899.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1864.
(d) 1819.

14. Virginia Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of what group?
(a) The Bloomsbury Group.
(b) The Royal Readers.
(c) Friends of the Queen.
(d) The Order of Wankers.

15. What caused Anatole's mother and Sheri to go flying back in the chair in Chapter 11?
(a) Sheri pulled the lever.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A leg on the chair broke.
(d) Someone broke through the door.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Ernest Hemingway born?

3. Where did Anatole move to immediately after leaving Sheri in Chapter 11?

4. Maya asked Anatole to assist Dylan Thomas by doing what in Chapter 15?

5. When was Lady Chatterley's Lover published?

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