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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Turning Point, The Stunt Pilot, and Spring.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what did McClanahan pay?
(a) Their first house.
(b) A new car for her husband.
(c) The abortion for the woman her husband impregnated.
(d) Her own abortion.

2. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?
(a) The ability to travel.
(b) A dad.
(c) Money to pay her debts.
(d) Positive attention from boys.

3. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?
(a) That Tan has the best English grammar.
(b) That her mother's English is no less legitimate.
(c) That her mother is pretty on the inside.
(d) That their are varied forms of the English language.

4. What is the lady in "Westbury Court" doing when the firemen come inside her apartment?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Taking a shower.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Watching television.

5. What is Ehrlich reflecting on in "Spring"?
(a) Her illness.
(b) Her late husband.
(c) The beautiful country.
(d) The insignificance of human existence .

Short Answer Questions

1. Pertaining to "Merced," what is Ofri's patients name?

2. What does Ofri think about her diagnosis in "Merced"?

3. In "Turning Point," what is the interviewee's primary purpose for performing?

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

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

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