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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Part 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Blue Guide," which of the following does the author not say "can have access to the pantheon of travel"?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Gorges.
(c) Valleys.
(d) Torrents.

2. What magazine is the reference point for "Ornamental Cooking"?
(a) Good Housekeeping.
(b) Ornamental Cooking.
(c) Elle.
(d) Au Jus.

3. How is the following quote from "The Poor and the Proletariat" finished: "the proletarian is still the man who is ______"?
(a) Enraged.
(b) Abused.
(c) Hungry.
(d) Tired.

4. Which of the following is not an industry compared to in "Toys"?
(a) Transport.
(b) The Army.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Hair Styling.

5. How is the following quote from "The World of Wrestling" finished: "the virtue of all-in wrestling is that it is the spectacle of _____."
(a) Anger.
(b) Reason.
(c) Confrontation.
(d) Excess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are the pajamas mentioned in "The Writer on Holiday"?

2. "Your ____ will be furious!" How is this quote from "Operation Margarine" finished?

3. What sort of wrestling does the author define as portraying the ongoing battles between character types in, "The World of Wrestling"?

4. Ultimately, what is the destiny of the writers in the magazine article mentioned in "Novels and Children"?

5. How old is the subject of the trial in "Dominici, or the Triumph of Literature"?

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