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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 5:00 A.M.: Writing as Ritual.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the girl do in "The Lesson of the Sugarcane" while she waited in the car?
(a) Sweated.
(b) Slept.
(c) Day-dreamed.
(d) Cried.

2. Where did the girl's father read her diary?
(a) In the living room.
(b) In her bedroom.
(c) In his bedroom.
(d) In the kitchen.

3. In "The Paterson Public Library", what day of the week did the girl walk to the library?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

4. What religion was the woman in "Advanced Biology"?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Baptist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Catholic.

5. What does the old man in "Letter from a Caribbean Island" do one night after screaming with joy?
(a) Buries himself in sand.
(b) Runs into the ocean.
(c) Writes a poem.
(d) Jumps off the pier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the girl sometimes sleep in "Fever"?

2. In "The Chameleon", what happens after the chameleon is moved?

3. The book of dreams in Spanish says that the tree represents what?

4. What does the girl watch out her bedroom window in "American History"?

5. What does the girl do with her diary at the end of "Absolution in the New Year"?

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