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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: Who Shot Johnny?, Who We Are, What's Wrong With Animal Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?
(a) A silk parachute.
(b) A cute outfit with fire trucks on them.
(c) A toy firetruck.
(d) A toy airplane.

2. What seemed to divide most households in Cofer's neighborhood?
(a) Who got the remote control for the TV.
(b) The desire to be back in their homeland.
(c) The desire to be assimilated into a white culture.
(d) Who had to do the dishes at night.

3. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?
(a) A tool is cheaper than a machine.
(b) A machine does more efficient work than a tool.
(c) A tool relies heavily on the person who yields it.
(d) A tool is easier to use than a machine.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?

2. What does Fadiman think about electronic mail in "Mail"?

3. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

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

5. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?

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