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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 ethnicity is Lily?
(a) Korean.
(b) Vietnamese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) Chinese.

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

3. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?
(a) Her patient dies at home.
(b) Her patient comes in completely cured.
(c) Her patient changes doctors because Ofri misdiagnosed her.
(d) Her patient becomes brain dead and will not survive another week.

4. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?
(a) Fred and Laura.
(b) Lily.
(c) Frank and Lily.
(d) Frank.

5. Where is the doctor from who has success on helping Grealy's disfigurement?
(a) New York City.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were hair "kinks" a symbol of in Gate's essay, "In the Kitchen"?

3. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?

4. What is Oates reflecting on and comparing in "They All Just Went Away"?

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

(see the answer key)

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