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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Matriculation Fixation, Ali in Havana, and The Disposable Rocket.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the verdict on the dry foods taste in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It was tasteless.
(b) It was oat flavored.
(c) It was cold.
(d) It was beef flavored.

2. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?
(a) A wise owl.
(b) A man who leaves a woman after he gets what he wanted from her.
(c) A grumpy mechanic.
(d) The wind, that moves in nomadic directions.

3. What does the interviewee in "Turning Point" do?
(a) Conduct the Atlanta Symphony.
(b) Jump ropist.
(c) Mayor of NYC.
(d) Tight rope walker.

4. What is Updike comparing in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) Texas barbeque and Memphis barbeque.
(b) Ice creams.
(c) Cats and dogs.
(d) Male bodies to female bodies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the last part of Lopez's journey in "The Stone Horse" have to be traveled on foot?

2. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?

3. What thought does the stunt pilot know was possible, but never bothered him in "The Stunt Pilot"?

4. What type of experience does Lopez have when he examines the stone horse in "The Stone Horse"?

5. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?

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