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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. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?
(a) An electronics factory.
(b) A shoe store.
(c) A mechanic shop.
(d) Subway.

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

3. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?
(a) Fred and Laura.
(b) Frank.
(c) Lily.
(d) Frank and Lily.

4. What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"?
(a) He explains what a "lightbulb" moment is.
(b) The response he receieved from a jazz musician on how to play a specific chord.
(c) When he realized how to tie a double knot on his tennis shoes.
(d) When he used bleach on his clothes for the first time.

5. Who outlined the exception to the first amendment in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes.
(d) Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frazier recall about his childhood in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

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

3. For what did McClanahan pay?

4. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?

5. What new thing happened to Frazier and his friends as they grew up in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

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