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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. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?
(a) A tool is cheaper than a machine.
(b) A machine does more efficient work than a tool.
(c) A tool is easier to use than a machine.
(d) A tool relies heavily on the person who yields it.

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

3. Who of Cofer's family members had problems assimilating into their new neighborhood?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Cofer.
(d) Her mother.

4. What does Fadiman think about electronic mail in "Mail"?
(a) She dreads the invention of the next mail system .
(b) She wishes she had a computer so she could use it .
(c) She is horrified that people are forgo grammar and using abbreviations.
(d) She loves how fast it is.

5. What was the verdict of the wet food in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It was tasteless.
(b) It was juicy.
(c) It tastest the worst.
(d) It was tasty, but overwhelmed by its disgusting textures.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnicity is Lily?

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

3. In Mother Tongue, who always made sense to Tan, even if the speech was grammatically incorrect?

4. What does Updike say about the male in "The Disposable Rocket"?

5. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?

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