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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: On Being Black and Middle Class, The Killing Game, and The Dramaturgy of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dickerson think Johnny's assailant is doing in "Who Shot Johnny?"
(a) Bringing down the entire black community.
(b) Being ignorant to people who love him.
(c) Bringing down the house.
(d) Bringing down all the kids in the neighborhood.

2. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?
(a) Victorian postage to electronic email.
(b) Cats to dogs.
(c) UPS to FedEx.
(d) Van Gogh to Matisse.

3. What decade did blacks find their identity through social classes in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) The 90's.
(b) The 80's.
(c) The 70's.
(d) The 60's.

4. How did Accawi's village become part of the global community?
(a) Electricity.
(b) Central air conditioning.
(c) The internet.
(d) The telephone.

5. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?
(a) Eli Whitney.
(b) Emmett Till .
(c) Emmit Smith.
(d) Tim White .

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dillard compare the exhaust trail of the plane to in "The Stunt Pilot"?

2. How is time or age measured in Accawi's village?

3. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?

4. What does Conroy realize after meeting with Judge Hand in "Think About It"?

5. What common element does Wills mention having with the penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

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