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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. Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned from being openly published in Great Britain until what year?

2. From where had Maya Deren just returned in Chapter 15?

3. What had Sheri turned on in the middle of the night in Chapter 10?

4. What did Anatole close as it reminded him too much of Sheri in Chapter 11?

5. What did Saul think he had initially when he fell ill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How were Anatole's and Sheri's experiences of sex described in Chapter 10?

7. How did Anatole describe his friend Saul Silverman in Chapter 13?

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

9. What did Anatole stop to pick up at Sheri's apartment in Chapter 12? What did he take with him?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Anatole's decision to seek psychoanalysis in the narrative. How common was psychoanalysis in New York during this period? To what school of thought did Schachtel ascribe?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the life, career and beliefs of Erich Fromm and Gestalt psychology. What were Anatole's experiences studying each? Why did Anatole find Gestalt psychology disappointing?

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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