The Best American Essays Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Best American Essays Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch, The Stone Horse, and They All Just Went Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chastises Komunyakaa for keeping his reasoning for leaving a secret?
(a) Maria.
(b) Lily.
(c) No one.
(d) Frank.

2. Who does Gates recall having immaculate hair?
(a) Nat King Cole.
(b) His dad.
(c) August Wilson.
(d) Martin Luther King.

3. What does McClanahan se from the margins of the previous reader?
(a) The same despair she once had.
(b) Passion.
(c) Love for poetry.
(d) The desire for love.

4. What was the verdict of the wet food in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It tastest the worst.
(b) It was juicy.
(c) It was tasteless.
(d) It was tasty, but overwhelmed by its disgusting textures.

5. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?
(a) A mechanic shop.
(b) Subway.
(c) An electronics factory.
(d) A shoe store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?

2. What does Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?

3. What was the verdict on the dry foods taste in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

4. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?

5. What was the result on the chicken and beef in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

(see the answer key)

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