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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Matriculation Fixation, Ali in Havana, and The Disposable Rocket.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is time or age measured in Accawi's village?
(a) By it's proximity to other events.
(b) With a stopwatch.
(c) By a calendar.
(d) With a sundial.

2. Pertaining to "Mother Tongue," what is Tan's profession?
(a) She is a stay at home mom.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a waitress.
(d) She is an accountant.

3. What is Fadiman reflecting on in "Mail"?
(a) Postage expenses.
(b) The invention of the telephone.
(c) Her childhood.
(d) The history of communication.

4. What is the ultimate solution to the type of death discussed in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) A house.
(b) Money.
(c) Love.
(d) Sex.

5. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?
(a) She thought he was handsome.
(b) They were close to the mountains.
(c) The scenery from the sky was breathtaking.
(d) She was falling in love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?

3. What does Aldrich think is achieved when manifesting the perfect hairstyle?

4. Where does Gates go when he leaves America?

5. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?

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