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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color are Donovan's eyes described as in "Just Right"?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blue.

2. Where did Monica day Darryl's mother stocked shelves in the argument that led to their breakup?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

3. What is empathy illustrated as in "Parents' Morning Epiphany"?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) A bowl of dark liquid.
(d) A clock.

4. Whose writing does the narrator describe reading at the Eastern Seaboard in "Downtown"?
(a) E. M. Cioran.
(b) Roger Moore.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Andrew Stilton.

5. Where is Miss Adele from originally?
(a) Florida.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Texas.
(d) Haiti.

6. How are the Austrian painter's daughter's described in "Downtown"?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Silver-haired.
(c) Blonde-haired.
(d) Red-haired.

7. The narrator in "Sentimental Education" says, "There is an old cliche about street life" (14). What is the cliche?
(a) "You start there and you end there."
(b) "It's a gateway to financial depravity."
(c) "It's meaningless."
(d) "You leave, but the streets follow."

8. Who is Donovan's teacher with whom he is talking in the beginning of "Just Right"?
(a) Miss Decatur.
(b) Miss Rosenthall.
(c) Miss Adkins.
(d) Miss Steinhardt.

9. How old are the sisters that are described in "The Lazy River"?
(a) 18 and 19.
(b) 16 and 20.
(c) 14 and 15.
(d) 12 and 13.

10. What is the woman eating while sitting on the beach with her daughter in "The Dialectic"?
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) An apple.
(c) A chicken wing.
(d) A hamburger.

11. How many children does the woman have that is the central figure in "The Dialectic"?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

12. Where would Miss Adele buy a studio apartment if she had $800,000?
(a) Brooklyn Heights.
(b) Bed-Stuy.
(c) Florida.
(d) Battery Park.

13. What does the daughter say "words are" to her mother in "The Dialectic" (4)?
(a) "False."
(b) "Cheap."
(c) "Harsh."
(d) "Disguises."

14. Who is the girl from Mumbai that Monica treated like a muse after Darryl for some time in "Sentimental Education"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Anna.
(c) Emily.
(d) Bunny.

15. Who is Donovan's neighbor that has a soda-stream?
(a) Miss Clayton.
(b) Miss Rose.
(c) Miss Jackson.
(d) Miss Steinfeld.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what museum's building is Donovan creating a school report in "Just Right"?

2. On what street near Marcus Garvey Park is Miss Wendy English described in “Words and Music”?

3. Who is the "doctor" that told Donovan's parents that he could be "cured" of his speaking issues?

4. What game does Cassie teach Donovan to play at the park?

5. What word from "Sentimental Education" refers to a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could be observed?

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