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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: On Being Black and Middle Class, The Killing Game, and The Dramaturgy of Death.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Talese say about Ali in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) He was a soft spoken man and usually only spoke to those close to him.
(b) He was a loud, argumentative man.
(c) He was hot headed.
(d) He was a drunk, but a good boxer.

2. According to the essay, "Exquisite Corpse" when was lynching prevalent?
(a) 21st century.
(b) 17th century.
(c) Late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(d) Late 19th and early 20th centuries.

3. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?
(a) A cute outfit with fire trucks on them.
(b) A toy airplane.
(c) A silk parachute.
(d) A toy firetruck.

4. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) Her spelling words.
(b) British isles and major cities.
(c) The past Prime Ministers of England.
(d) The dates of change in monarchy reign in England.

5. What common element does Wills mention having with the penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Inhumane treatment.
(b) Those who receive it, committed the same crime.
(c) Redressing a grievance.
(d) Crime matches the punishment.

Short Answer Questions

1. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?

2. What new thing happened to Frazier and his friends as they grew up in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

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

4. What does Berry think the problem with American's is in "In Distrust of Movements"?

5. What did McPhee notice about his childhood gift?

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