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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. Why is this gift special to Sanders in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) He likes antiques.
(b) He learned his skills right next to his dad with them.
(c) They make him a man.
(d) They built his first house.

2. What did Sanders inherit in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) A house.
(b) An old rocking chair.
(c) His dad's carpentry tools.
(d) A car.

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

4. Where does the pilot die in "The Stunt Pilot"?
(a) Flying Dillard to see the mountains.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) A show for the King of Jordan.
(d) In the mountains of Patagonia.

5. Who does Queenan mention being successful in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) Himself.
(b) Attendees of middling universities.
(c) Attendees of top-tier schools.
(d) Finance majors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pertaining to "The Telephone" where did Anwar Accawi grow up?

2. From "The Stunt Pilot" what is the name of the stunt pilot Dillard writes about?

3. What is prohibited in the first amendment?

4. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?

5. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?

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