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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. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?
(a) Attempts suicide.
(b) Moves to Europe.
(c) Runs after his car and trips.
(d) Burns all of their pictures.

2. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?
(a) The Waters.
(b) The Weidels.
(c) The Weaks.
(d) The Weems.

3. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?
(a) Curling.
(b) Washing and drying.
(c) Dying .
(d) Cutting.

4. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?
(a) That Tan has the best English grammar.
(b) That their are varied forms of the English language.
(c) That her mother is pretty on the inside.
(d) That her mother's English is no less legitimate.

5. What does Ehrlich see violently shaking and jiggling beneath its surface in "Spring"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Still and peacefulness.
(c) The mountains.
(d) Mount Rushmore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man mentioned being tried for during World War I in "Shouting Fire!"?

2. Who does Adlrich recall being obsessed with their hair?

3. What happened to the boy Ehrlich referred to in her essay, "Spring"?

4. Who was Castro despised by, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?

5. Who admired Castro, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?

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