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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose rights is Hearne defending in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Humans.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Womens.
(d) Animals.

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

3. What does Talese say about Ali in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) He was a drunk, but a good boxer.
(b) He was a soft spoken man and usually only spoke to those close to him.
(c) He was hot headed.
(d) He was a loud, argumentative man.

4. What case do Conroy and Douglas discuss in "Think About It"?
(a) The Dennis Case that dealt with the first amendment.
(b) The Robert-Grealy case .
(c) The Bay of Pigs.
(d) The 9/11 attack.

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

6. What is the goal of utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
(a) To increase the amount of happiness.
(b) To make everything have a purpose.
(c) To make people want to work.
(d) To motivate art appreciation.

7. What does Updike say about the male in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) It is hairy.
(b) It is delicate.
(c) It is utilitarian.
(d) It is muscular.

8. What did Johnny do to be attacked in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He made an inappropriate gesture to another driver.
(b) He cut another driver off.
(c) He waved at a random car passing by.
(d) He bombed someone else' house.

9. What happened to Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He was never caught.
(b) He was shot and killed.
(c) He got three girls pregnant.
(d) He is in jail.

10. What is the man mentioned being tried for during World War I in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Disturbing the peace.
(b) Protesting naked.
(c) Passing out green buttons.
(d) Passing out pamphlets that opposed the draft.

11. What does Wills NOT mention as a way of using the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Quartering.
(d) Burning at the stake.

12. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?
(a) World War II.
(b) He is talking about America's involvement in war.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The 911 attacks.

13. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Dolphins.

14. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Close to the Grand Canyon.
(b) The California Dessert.
(c) Next to Yosimite National Park.
(d) Africa.

15. What is Hodgman testing in her essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) Cat food.
(b) Different tanning lotions.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Dried oats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of art is the Quechan horse in "The Stone Horse"?

2. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?

3. Where is Kincaid a native of in the essay "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

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

5. What is Williams discussing in her essay, "The Killing Game"?

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