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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the official name of the G.I. Bill?
(a) The General's Initiative.
(b) The General's Infantry Bill.
(c) Servicemen's Readjustment Act.
(d) The Troops Pension Act.

2. Where was Friedrich Nietzsche born?
(a) Russia.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

3. What medical condition did Sheri tell Anatole she had in Chapter 6?
(a) The plague.
(b) A bad heart.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Seizures.

4. On his third visit to the psychoanalyst in Chapter 7, Anatole offered that although he'd been transfigured by love, it hadn't lived up to _________.
(a) It's potential.
(b) It's promises.
(c) It's publicity.
(d) It's abilities.

5. What was Sheri's last name?
(a) Bertolli.
(b) Donatti.
(c) Giovanni.
(d) Ferrari.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Anatole Broyard when he finished serving in World War II?

2. What was Anatole unable to open in Chapter 5?

3. What psychoanalyst was recommended to Anatole in Chapter 7?

4. In what year did Anatole Broyard complete his military service?

5. Sheri's apartment consisted of how many rooms?

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Karen Horney to become enraged during a lecture in Chapter 2? What did this make Anatole later realize?

2. How was Sheri described in the narrative? What was her appearance like?

3. How was Anatole humiliated when Anais Nin offered him a wine bottle to open?

4. What was the New School of Social Research known as during the Post WWII era? Why?

5. How did the students at the New School respond to Meyer Schapiro in class? Why?

6. Who later presented the same argument as Dick Gilman in Chapter 3? What was Anatole's reaction?

7. Describe the apartment which Anatole rented from Sheri. What was Sheri's apartment like?

8. What explanation did Sheri offer for the state of Anatole's apartment? What did he discover about their living arrangement?

9. How did Anatole meet Anais Nin? How did he describe her?

10. What put off Anatole about some of his customers at the bookstore?

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