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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 Ofri think about her diagnosis in "Merced"?
(a) She feels on top of her profession.
(b) She wants to have a second opinion.
(c) She thinks she is the smartest doctor.
(d) She is afraid she is wrong.

2. What does Hoagland's friend say about the number of suicides committed by men in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) That women usually don't have the means to kill themselves.
(b) That women are stronger than men.
(c) Men are goal oriented and cannot stand the feeling of failure, so it is an easy escape.
(d) That men are more passive in their emotions.

3. What was the verdict of the wet food in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It was juicy.
(b) It was tasteless.
(c) It tastest the worst.
(d) It was tasty, but overwhelmed by its disgusting textures.

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

5. What did Hodgman find in her food that made her question the experiment for science's sake in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) A large vein in her morsels.
(b) She had dog breath.
(c) Her stomach's reaction to the food.
(d) A foul odor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling does Frazier seem to take about society's lack of idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

2. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?

3. Why is this gift special to Sanders in "The Inheritance of Tools"?

4. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?

5. Why is Sanders thinking about this particular gift from his father in "The Inheritance of Tools"?

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