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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 did Saul think he had initially when he fell ill?

2. According to Anatole's writing, what national feelings followed World War II?

3. Although Anatole aspired to be an intellectual, when he read a book, he made sure he kept an eye on __________.

4. Tropic of Capricorn was a sequel to what earlier work?

5. What illness led to Saul's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Anatole not know about his friend Saul?

2. Why did Anatole close his bookstore in Chapter 11? What did he go on to do?

3. How did Anatole explain the undercurrent of his and Sheri's relationship in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What conversation did Anatole have at the police station in Chapter 12?

10. How did Anatole relate the desires of women in the late 1940s? How did men differ?

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 Anatole's feelings about education following the war. What drew him to the New School? How was his military service an asset to him following WWII?

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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