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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: Merced, The Inheritance of Tools, and Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?
(a) Her first daughter's life.
(b) Her mother's life.
(c) The direction of the wind.
(d) The underlinings in a library book, made by a previous reader.

2. Pertaining to "In the Kitchen," what is Gates reflecting on?
(a) His childhood home.
(b) Black athletes.
(c) His mother's cooking.
(d) Black hairstyles.

3. What was McPhee fascinated by as a child?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Parachutes.
(c) Space shuttles.
(d) Fire trucks.

4. What does Grealy boycott?
(a) Going in public.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Mirrors.
(d) Boys.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is Danticat asking at the end of the essay, "Westbury Court"?

2. What does Aldrich think is achieved when manifesting the perfect hairstyle?

3. Pertaining to the "The Inheritance of Tools," who is Sanders thinking of?

4. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?

5. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?

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