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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: Who Shot Johnny?, Who We Are, What's Wrong With Animal Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new thing happened to Frazier and his friends as they grew up in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) They realized being lazy was what they should do for a living.
(b) They began to feel guilty when they were not being productive.
(c) They started to like girls.
(d) They all grew apart and weren't friends anymore.

2. What does Frazier think of recreation for adults in his essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) They should be allowed a certain amount of time to recreate per week.
(b) They are too old for tackle football.
(c) It is always goal oriented.
(d) There is not enough time to recreate with friends.

3. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?
(a) Van Gogh to Matisse.
(b) UPS to FedEx.
(c) Cats to dogs.
(d) Victorian postage to electronic email.

4. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) Money.
(b) Health care.
(c) Going green.
(d) The status of a top-tier university.

5. Why does Dillard later ride in the airplane in "The Stunt Pilot"?
(a) To see his tricks.
(b) They got married and flew together on their honeymoon.
(c) He flew her on her book tour.
(d) To look at some mountains and travel to an island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Talese accompany to Cuba in "Ali in Havana"?

2. What does Hodgman say is the best tasting, though still slightly bothered by its texture in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

3. What is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

4. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?

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

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