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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. Who seems to be the previous library book reader of "Book Marks"?
(a) Her husband's mistress.
(b) A woman.
(c) A child.
(d) No one, the book is new.

2. Pertaining to "In the Kitchen," what is Gates reflecting on?
(a) Black athletes.
(b) His mother's cooking.
(c) Black hairstyles.
(d) His childhood home.

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

4. What is Oates reflecting on and comparing in "They All Just Went Away"?
(a) A cat and dog.
(b) A house and a home.
(c) Her three children.
(d) Beef verses chicken.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

2. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?

3. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?

4. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?

5. Who outlined the exception to the first amendment in "Shouting Fire!"?

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