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

2. What does Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?
(a) That he is in love with their boss.
(b) That he is an illegal citizen.
(c) That he has a terminal disease.
(d) That he is going to graduate school.

3. Pertaining to "Spring," what is Ehrlich recovering from?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Lyme disease.

4. Where does Gates go when he leaves America?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Zanzibar.
(c) Ecquador.
(d) Paris.

5. What does the interviewee in "Turning Point" repeatedly refuse?
(a) Profit for his art.
(b) Women.
(c) A TV show.
(d) An agent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?

3. Who has the worst hair of Aldrich's family?

4. How did Accawi's village become part of the global community?

5. What is the main sign that McClanahan's first marriage is doomed to sadness?

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