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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: The Blue Machinery of Summer, Book Marks, and Silk Parachute.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who of Cofer's family members had problems assimilating into their new neighborhood?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Cofer.

2. Pertaining to "Silent Dancing" from what place does Cofer and her family immigrate?
(a) Ecquador.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Puerto Rico.

3. According to "Silk Parachute," what does McPhee specifically mention about his childhood upbringing?
(a) How he and his dad never played catch.
(b) How much colder winter was.
(c) His mother's devotion.
(d) The trouble he got into and the scoldings he received.

4. How does Accawi feel about his village becoming a global community?
(a) He hates everything about it.
(b) He thinks the village is on a search for a better life that they have yet to find.
(c) He loves the progression his community is undergoing.
(d) He is nostalgic for his younger years.

5. What does Aldrich think is achieved when manifesting the perfect hairstyle?
(a) Self confidence.
(b) The perfect husband.
(c) Completing an incomplete soul.
(d) Jealousy or envy of others.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Adlrich recall being obsessed with their hair?

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

3. Pertaining to "Mirrorings," where do Lucy Grealy's doctors find a tumor?

4. Who does Gates recall having immaculate hair?

5. Where does Gates go when he leaves America?

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