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

2. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?
(a) A gift.
(b) A memory.
(c) His mother.
(d) His marriage.

3. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?
(a) Moves to Europe.
(b) Runs after his car and trips.
(c) Attempts suicide.
(d) Burns all of their pictures.

4. What nationality is Tan in the essay "Mother Tongue"?
(a) Chinese.
(b) American.
(c) Vietnamese.
(d) Korean.

5. What happened to the boy Ehrlich referred to in her essay, "Spring"?
(a) He moved away to another town.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He died in a car accident.
(d) He died from cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grealy realize oppressed her all her life?

2. Where is the doctor from who has success on helping Grealy's disfigurement?

3. What does Ofri ultimately realize from her patient in "Merced"?

4. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?

5. Who said, "hair is like life- there is no need to be bound by the past because it can always be changed"?

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