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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 common element does Wills mention having with the penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Inhumane treatment.
(b) Those who receive it, committed the same crime.
(c) Redressing a grievance.
(d) Crime matches the punishment.

2. Who chastises Komunyakaa for keeping his reasoning for leaving a secret?
(a) No one.
(b) Lily.
(c) Maria.
(d) Frank.

3. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?
(a) The Civil War and the Cold War.
(b) World War II and the Vietnam War.
(c) World War I and World War II.
(d) World War II and the 9/11 Attacks.

4. What does Grealy look down on?
(a) Those who don't recycle.
(b) Those who never had cancer.
(c) Those who pride themselves on intellect.
(d) Those who pride themselves for their good looks.

5. What is Steele considering in the essay "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) That he is the victim and victimizer.
(b) The way blacks are treated.
(c) What he will have for dinner.
(d) The tension between two of the largest components of his identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?

2. How is Kincaid different from most other Antiguans in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

3. What does Singer say about the money would be spent on, that is not given to helping the poor in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

4. What is the ultimate solution to the type of death discussed in "Heaven and Nature"?

5. What did Hodgman find in her food that made her question the experiment for science's sake in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

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