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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. Sheri sparked Anatole's interest in what subject, despite his feeling of being alienated by it?
(a) Greek history.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Modern art.
(d) Electricity.

2. What was Meyer Schapiro's political association?
(a) Marxist.
(b) Communist.
(c) Torrey.
(d) Whig.

3. On his third visit to the psychoanalyst in Chapter 7, what did Anatole attempt to take back?
(a) His commment about being disappointed in religion.
(b) His commment about being disappointed in love.
(c) His commment about being amazed by religion.
(d) His commment about being amazed by love.

4. It was speculation that Meyer Schapiro was not as much a fan of modern art as he was of _________.
(a) The debate that accompanied it.
(b) The colors that were typically used.
(c) The archetecture of the museums and galleries.
(d) The freaks who enjoyed it.

5. In what year did Anatole purchase a store in Chapter 4?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1937.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Meyer Schapiro born?

2. What was the name of Anatole Broyard's mother?

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

4. How did Anais Nin describe Anatole Broyard in her diary?

5. Erich Fromm was known to criticize his students for not accepting what aspect of freedom?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fields of specialization is the New School renown for?

2. Why did Anatole decide to enter psychoanalysis in Chapter 7?

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

4. How did Anatole feel about Greenwich Village when he first settled in there? How did he describe it?

5. Under what famed psychologist did Anatole study at the New School? How did students feel about this instructor?

6. How did Anatole describe 1946 in terms of people's relationship to literature?

7. What break-through did Anatole experience while seeing a psychoanalyst in Chapter 7?

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

9. How many sessions did Anatole have with a psychoanalyst in Chapter 7? What progress was made?

10. Why did Anatole refrain from attacking Dick in Chapter 3?

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