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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Mail, A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose, Heaven and Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?
(a) A grumpy mechanic.
(b) A wise owl.
(c) A man who leaves a woman after he gets what he wanted from her.
(d) The wind, that moves in nomadic directions.

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

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

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

5. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?
(a) When she sees smoke.
(b) When she wakes up.
(c) When she hears her screaming children.
(d) When the firemen come in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hoagland's friend say about the number of suicides committed by men in "Heaven and Nature"?

2. Why is Cofer reflecting on the memories of moving to New York City?

3. What is the real problem with Ofri's patient in "Merced"?

4. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?

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

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