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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch, The Stone Horse, and They All Just Went Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?
(a) The wind, that moves in nomadic directions.
(b) A grumpy mechanic.
(c) A wise owl.
(d) A man who leaves a woman after he gets what he wanted from her.

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

3. How do Gates and his community cheaply straighten their hair?
(a) They combed it over and over each night.
(b) They had straightening parties and all helped each other.
(c) By using an iron.
(d) By putting grease on it and keeping a stocking or rag on their head for a few days.

4. What is Hoagland reflecting on in the essay "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) Suicide and its pyschological inspiration.
(b) His wife's miscarraige.
(c) His childhood.
(d) His second divorce.

5. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?
(a) The Weems.
(b) The Weaks.
(c) The Waters.
(d) The Weidels.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?

2. What were hair "kinks" a symbol of in Gate's essay, "In the Kitchen"?

3. What does Hoagland's friend say about the number of suicides committed by men in "Heaven and Nature"?

4. What nationality is Tan in the essay "Mother Tongue"?

5. What is the main sign that McClanahan's first marriage is doomed to sadness?

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