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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Anatole Broyard complete his military service?

2. How many siblings did Anatole Broyard have?

3. What did Anatole blurt out before leaving his second psychoanalyst visit in Chapter 7?

4. Not much progress was realized in his sessions with the psychoanalyst because Anatole could never _________.

5. Anatole shocked the Spanish artist in Chapter 3 by responding to him in what way?

Short Essay Questions

1. Sheri explained to Anatole that due to her medical condition she could not do what? How did he assist her?

2. What did Anatole purchase in Chapter 4? How did he have money for the purchase?

3. How many sessions did Anatole have with a psychoanalyst in Chapter 7? What progress was made?

4. How did Anatole feel about Greenwich Village when he first settled in there? How did he describe it?

5. What did Dick Gilman present to Anatole and Sheri one night in Chapter 3? How was Dick described?

6. What did Sheri do during lovemaking with Anatole in Chapter 8? What was Anatole's reaction?

7. What explanation did Sheri offer for the state of Anatole's apartment? What did he discover about their living arrangement?

8. Why did Anatole refrain from attacking Dick in Chapter 3?

9. Under whom did Anatole study Gestalt psychology and Freudian revisionism at the New School? What were these teachers like?

10. What put off Anatole about some of his customers at the bookstore?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How had Anatole's experiences in the military changed him? In what ways did Anatole "hide" his African American heritage? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the early childhood of Anatole Broyard and his family history. Where was Broyard born? When did his family move to Brooklyn and why? How did Anatole feel about Greenwich Village?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the setting of the memoir. What was the atmosphere in Greenwich Village like in 1946? How did Anatole feel arriving home from the war?

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