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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. What was Sheri's last name?

2. It became apparent to Anatole in Chapter 3 that who had put the Spanish artist up to presenting his diatribe?

3. When was the forward of the book dated?

4. What did Meyer Shapiro talk more often to than his students?

5. Where was D.H. Lawrence born?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How old was Anatole Broyard at the opening of the book? From where had he returned? How was the setting described?

4. How did Anatole feel going into a modern art class with Meyer Schapiro?

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

6. What was speculated about Meyer Schapiro's feelings of modern art? How did he appear to his students?

7. What fields of specialization is the New School renown for?

8. How was Anatole humiliated when Anais Nin offered him a wine bottle to open?

9. What did Anatole feel he inherited himself from the works of great literary authors?

10. How was Sheri described in the narrative? What was her appearance like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the life, career, and relationships of Sheri Martinelli. By what other names was Sheri written in other works?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the events in Chapter 10 which led to Anatole's decision to leave Sheri. Why did Anatole perceive Sheri would have wanted to commit suicide? Why did he feel that leaving was the best thing?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the introduction of the G.I. Bill and the New School of Social Research. What was the school known for in the 1940s?

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