4. 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 ___________.

5. After Pablito disappeared, his friends sought out the stranger. What did the friends do to him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Sheri flying out of a chair in Chapter 11? What did Anatole do?

2. What was Anatole's reaction to Caitlin Thomas' advances in Chapter 15?

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

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

5. What did Anatole question about Sheri's "message" in Chapter 10 when he found her in the middle of the night?

6. How did Anatole describe ethnic differences in New York in the 1920s? How did this relate to Saul Silverman?

7. Where did Anatole encounter the writer Dylan Thomas and his wife in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the literary world in which Anatole was associated. What writers emerged from the New School during his time there? What authors were predominant in literary circles and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Anatole's purchase of a bookstore in 1946. Where was Anatole's bookstore located? How much did he pay for it, and where did he get the money?

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