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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Sheri doing when Anatole found her in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Praying.
(c) Trying to kill herself.
(d) Writing.

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

5. When was Dylan Thomas born?
(a) 1914.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1909.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anatole do with Sheri after her surprise visit in Chapter 11?

2. Tropic of Capricorn was banned in the United States until what year?

3. Virginia Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of what group?

4. Anatole told Delmore and two other colleagues about a night he witnessed what in Spanish Harlem?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Anatole move after leaving his parents' home in Chapter 12? How did he feel about the move?

2. What story did Anatole relate to Delmore Schwartz in Chapter 14?

3. How did Anatole describe his friend Saul Silverman in Chapter 13?

4. What did Saul reveal to Anatole at Prospect Park? On what condition did he speak to him?

5. How did Anatole meet Delmore Schwartz? How did he describe him?

6. Where did Anatole discover Sheri in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?

7. What story did Delmore relate to Anatole in Chapter 16? What was Anatole's response?

8. What scene took place with Dylan Thomas' wife in Chapter 15?

9. Who arrived at Anatole's door in Chapter 12? Why?

10. Where did Anatole discover Sheri after leaving class in Chapter 11? What was his reaction?

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