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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. Who does Talese accompany to Cuba in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) Muhummed Ali.
(b) George Clooney .
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Mike Tyson .

2. Who does Gates recall having immaculate hair?
(a) August Wilson.
(b) Nat King Cole.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) His dad.

3. Why is Sanders thinking about this particular gift from his father in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) He has a new carpentry job.
(b) His father died.
(c) He wants to build a new shed for his tools.
(d) He wants to teach his son how to use them.

4. What does Ofri originally think is the problem with her patient in "Merced?
(a) She has aseptic meningitis.
(b) She has a tumor.
(c) She has leukemia.
(d) She has lyme disease.

5. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Complaining about wives or girlfriends.
(b) Comparing salaries.
(c) Complaing about business.
(d) Discussing children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two categories does Steele place himself under in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?

2. What is Hoagland reflecting on in the essay "Heaven and Nature"?

3. What does Conroy realize after meeting with Judge Hand in "Think About It"?

4. In "Turning Point," what is the interviewee's primary purpose for performing?

5. Where is Ehrlich spending the spring in "Spring"?

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