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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: In Distrust of Movements, Think About It, and Shouting Fire!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What small facet does Berry NOT mention "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) Recycling.
(b) Cleaner water.
(c) Efficient manufacturing.
(d) Better landfills.

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

3. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."
(a) His mother.
(b) Nature.
(c) His father.
(d) His life up until that point.

4. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?
(a) Cherish it .
(b) To give love to anyone they meet.
(c) To remember those moments forever.
(d) To reconsider how they live their life.

5. What did McPhee notice about his childhood gift?
(a) That it was expensive.
(b) The elegant and steady way it always returned to him.
(c) How heavy it was.
(d) The color.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?

2. What does Fadiman think about the possibility of a published book of emails in "Mail"?

3. According to "Silk Parachute," what does McPhee specifically mention about his childhood upbringing?

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

5. What was McPhee fascinated by as a child?

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