3. When Anatole had asked Sheri what a painting meant to her after she finished it, she told him that he'd never be a man until he could live without ___________.

4. For Anatole, sex with Sheri never became what kind of experience?

5. George Eliot was the pen name for whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Anatole go after leaving Sheri in Chapter 11? How did he feel about the location?

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

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

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

5. What had happened once Pablito returned in Anatole's story in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

9. What was Delmore's response to Anatole's story in Chapter 14?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Anatole's friend Dick Gilman. Why did Gilman feel that he was a better match for Sheri? How did Dick react to reading new authors?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the art historian Meyer Shapiro and his interdisciplinary approach to the study of works of art. How did Anatole and the other students feel about Shapiro as a teacher?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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