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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: Who Shot Johnny?, Who We Are, What's Wrong With Animal Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ofri ultimately realize from her patient in "Merced"?
(a) She is not the master over death.
(b) She should be more confident.
(c) She shouldn't be a doctor.
(d) She should listen better to her patients.

2. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?
(a) How to make homemade biscuits.
(b) The process in which we learn.
(c) The process of traveling to Europe from America .
(d) The process of building a car.

3. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?
(a) The scenery from the sky was breathtaking.
(b) She thought he was handsome.
(c) She was falling in love.
(d) They were close to the mountains.

4. What thought does the stunt pilot know was possible, but never bothered him in "The Stunt Pilot"?
(a) That Dillard only wrote this story for work.
(b) That his mom hated the profession he chose.
(c) That Dillard loved Rahm.
(d) That he could die flying while performing his tricks.

5. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) Going green.
(b) Money.
(c) The status of a top-tier university.
(d) Health care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."

2. Whose rights is Hearne defending in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

3. Why is this gift special to Sanders in "The Inheritance of Tools"?

4. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?

5. Who does Hoagland surprisingly mention dying by a specific way of death in "Heaven and Nature"?

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