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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: Merced, The Inheritance of Tools, and Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sanders begin a new carpentry project in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) His dad told him to finish what he started.
(b) To show is son what he used to do in his free time.
(c) To get money for the project.
(d) To be close to his dad spiritually.

2. Why does Cofer's family move to New York City?
(a) To have a better life.
(b) They were running from the country's government.
(c) They were restationed in the Army.
(d) So Cofer's brother could play baseball.

3. Who seems to be the previous library book reader of "Book Marks"?
(a) A woman.
(b) A child.
(c) Her husband's mistress.
(d) No one, the book is new.

4. Who does Adlrich recall being obsessed with their hair?
(a) Herself.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her older sister.

5. What does Cofer NOT mention being in Little Puerto Rico?
(a) Speaking the same language.
(b) Puerto Rican restaurants.
(c) Grocery stores with Puerto Rican food.
(d) People that identity with their culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Westbury Court," who moves into the apartment down the hall after the lady and her children move out?

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

3. What are the benefits of Accawi's village becoming a global community?

4. Which female wants to define herself by what she did and how she treated others from the essay "Hair"?

5. What does Grealy feel she was being praised for during her battle with chemotherapy?.

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