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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who reported that Anatole stole a painting in Chapter 12?
(a) Sheri.
(b) John Leonard.
(c) Detective Scanlon.
(d) Saul Silverman.

2. In Chapter 16, Delmore asked Anatole to accompany him where to help him decide which new suit to buy?
(a) Brooks Brothers.
(b) Brandy Brothers.
(c) Bradley Brothers.
(d) Bartlett Brothers.

3. Tropic of Capricorn was a sequel to what earlier work?
(a) Change Your Latitude.
(b) Here on the Equator.
(c) Longitudinal Thinking.
(d) Tropic of Cancer.

4. What friend of Anatole's was described as a great talker in Chapter 13?
(a) Eleanora Derenkowsky.
(b) Saul Silverman.
(c) Detective Scanlon.
(d) Milton Klonsky.

5. Where was Dylan Thomas born?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) Wales.

6. Who was dancing alongside Maya Deren in Chapter 15?
(a) Alexandra Broyard.
(b) Detective Scanlon.
(c) Caitlin Thomas.
(d) D.H. Lawrence.

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

8. Who knocked at Anatole's door in Chapter 12?
(a) His mother.
(b) Sheri.
(c) Doug Hall.
(d) A police detective.

9. When did Anatole attend classes in Chapter 11?
(a) All day.
(b) In the mornings.
(c) In the afternoons.
(d) At night.

10. What did Anatole take with him from the empty apartment in Chapter 12?
(a) Sheri's coat.
(b) His umbrella.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A painting.

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

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

13. What did Anatole turn off after finding Sheri in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?
(a) The radio.
(b) The gas stove.
(c) The vacuum.
(d) The lights.

14. Anatole related that when Pablito, a ticket taker, would not allow a man in who hadn't paid, the man _________.
(a) Argued with him.
(b) Pulled a switchblade on him.
(c) Cried.
(d) Spit on him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anatole thought that Sheri was weird, and she felt that he was ______________.

2. Who wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover?

3. What did Anatole open before taking Sheri to bed in Chapter 10?

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

5. Who began fighting and throwing things at the welcome home party for Maya Deren?

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