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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 Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?
(a) That he has a terminal disease.
(b) That he is in love with their boss.
(c) That he is going to graduate school.
(d) That he is an illegal citizen.

2. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?
(a) Burns all of their pictures.
(b) Runs after his car and trips.
(c) Attempts suicide.
(d) Moves to Europe.

3. Why is Tan's way of developing her English language unusual in the work, "Mother Tongue"?
(a) She learned to speak different forms in different contexts.
(b) She went to a Chinese school, but their English program was great.
(c) Her mother taught her.
(d) She stayed after school and worked with her teacher.

4. What kind of art is the Quechan horse in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Impressionist.
(b) Self portrait.
(c) Intaglio.
(d) Watercolors.

5. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?
(a) Her patient comes in completely cured.
(b) Her patient becomes brain dead and will not survive another week.
(c) Her patient dies at home.
(d) Her patient changes doctors because Ofri misdiagnosed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Gates and his community cheaply straighten their hair?

2. What was the verdict on the dry foods taste in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

3. What was one of the problems Fadiman mentions about 19th century postage in "Mail"?

4. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?

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

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