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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 Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?
(a) That he is in love with their boss.
(b) That he is an illegal citizen.
(c) That he is going to graduate school.
(d) That he has a terminal disease.

2. Why is Sanders thinking about this particular gift from his father in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) He wants to teach his son how to use them.
(b) He has a new carpentry job.
(c) His father died.
(d) He wants to build a new shed for his tools.

3. Who has the worst hair of Aldrich's family?
(a) Aldrich.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Aldrich's youngest sister.
(d) Her older sister.

4. What issue is Frazier discussing about the modern world in the essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Our need to make more money.
(b) Our inability to be idle.
(c) Our obsession with technology.
(d) The need to eat all organic foods.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Pertaining to "Mirrorings," where do Lucy Grealy's doctors find a tumor?

2. What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"?

3. What does Hoagland's friend say about the number of suicides committed by men in "Heaven and Nature"?

4. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

5. What does Updike say about the female in "The Disposable Rocket"?

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