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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food is made with margarine in the advertisement referenced by the author in "Operation Margarine"?
(a) A mousse.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Croissants.
(d) Strawberry pie.

2. In "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat," what are most ships in legend of fiction?
(a) "Necessity to dreams."
(b) "Round, smooth universe."
(c) "Enjoyed vessels."
(d) "Painful objects of captivity."

3. Which of the following is not "a certain young novelists...liking" in "The Writer on Holiday"?
(a) Pretty girls.
(b) Breakfast stouts.
(c) Lavender-honey.
(d) Reblochon cheese.

4. What American mixture does the author perplex over in "Wine and Milk"?
(a) Milk and pomegranate.
(b) Milk and chocolate.
(c) Wine and juice.
(d) Water and cucumber.

5. Though the author says "Jet-Man," to what profession is it assumed he is referring?
(a) Hot-tub repair man.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Air traffic controller.
(d) Astronaut.

6. The author says that writer he discusses in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat" creates a world that needs only what to exist?
(a) Man.
(b) Ships.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Itself.

7. In "Wine and Milk," what is the opposite of wine?
(a) Milk.
(b) Juice.
(c) Beer.
(d) Water.

8. What sort of values does steak adhere to in "Steak and Chips"?
(a) Spiritual.
(b) Familiar.
(c) Patriotic.
(d) Cultural.

9. With what quote does "Neither-Nor Critcism" conclude?
(a) "And yet, nothing can escape being put into question by History; not even good writing."
(b) "I rather fear that the new Neither-Nor critcism is one season behind."
(c) "It can even be said it is when man proclaims his primal liberty that his subordination is least disputable."
(d) "Literature has entered a situation which is difficult, restricted, mortal."

10. "Republicans are always 'extremists' looting _____." Finish this quote from "The Blue Guide."
(a) Churches.
(b) Libraries.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

11. Who is "the holiday" a product for?
(a) The bourgeoisie class.
(b) Blue collar workers.
(c) All people.
(d) Non-royals.

12. In "Steak and Chips," the author compares steak to what?
(a) Art.
(b) Wine.
(c) Theater.
(d) Beer.

13. In "The 'Blue Blood' Cruise," what is the name of the yacht used by the royals?
(a) "The Agamemnon."
(b) "Andromeda."
(c) "Le Grande Bagarre."
(d) "The Iris."

14. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?
(a) French wrestling.
(b) British wrestling.
(c) Russian wrestling.
(d) American wrestling.

15. Who is the inspiration for "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?
(a) Dominci Christ.
(b) Dominici Costello.
(c) Gaston Dominci.
(d) Jean-Paul Dominici.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fictional children's character(s) is/are referred to in "The Poor and the Proletariat"?

2. Which of the following is not one of the things the author says of steak in "Steak and Chips"?

3. "Which phrase concludes "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

4. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?

5. What does the ship become in "The Nautilus and the Drunken Boat"?

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