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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. How is time or age measured in Accawi's village?
(a) With a stopwatch.
(b) By it's proximity to other events.
(c) By a calendar.
(d) With a sundial.

2. What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"?
(a) When he used bleach on his clothes for the first time.
(b) The response he receieved from a jazz musician on how to play a specific chord.
(c) He explains what a "lightbulb" moment is.
(d) When he realized how to tie a double knot on his tennis shoes.

3. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?
(a) When she hears her screaming children.
(b) When she wakes up.
(c) When she sees smoke.
(d) When the firemen come in.

4. What does the interviewee in "Turning Point" do?
(a) Jump ropist.
(b) Tight rope walker.
(c) Mayor of NYC.
(d) Conduct the Atlanta Symphony.

5. What adjectives does Updike describe for males in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) Rough and tough.
(b) Fearless of being marred or tainted.
(c) Strong and innatly pure.
(d) Tall and thin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Cofer's family move to New York City?

2. What is Fadiman reflecting on in "Mail"?

3. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?

4. What does Maria compare Komunyakaa to?

5. Pertaining to "Mother Tongue," what is Tan's profession?

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