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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. Whose rights is Hearne defending in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Womens.
(b) Humans.
(c) Dolphins.
(d) Animals.

2. Who has the worst hair of Aldrich's family?
(a) Aldrich.
(b) Aldrich's youngest sister.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her older sister.

3. Who does Hoagland surprisingly mention dying by a specific way of death in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) Obese people.
(b) Poor people.
(c) Depressed people.
(d) Rich people.

4. What does the interviewee in "Turning Point" repeatedly refuse?
(a) Women.
(b) Profit for his art.
(c) An agent.
(d) A TV show.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ehrlich see violently shaking and jiggling beneath its surface in "Spring"?

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

3. Where is the doctor from who has success on helping Grealy's disfigurement?

4. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?

5. What is the real problem with Ofri's patient in "Merced"?

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