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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Pertaining to the "The Inheritance of Tools," who is Sanders thinking of?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His mom.
(d) His first baseball coach.

3. What does Ehrlich see violently shaking and jiggling beneath its surface in "Spring"?
(a) Still and peacefulness.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) The mountains.
(d) The ocean.

4. When McClanahan's husband leaves her, what does she do?
(a) Burns all of their pictures.
(b) Moves to Europe.
(c) Attempts suicide.
(d) Runs after his car and trips.

5. In "Turning Point," what is the interviewee's primary purpose for performing?
(a) To bring recognition to this art.
(b) To scare people.
(c) To expand the boundaries of art.
(d) To raise money to create his own company.

6. Who does Ehrlich mention rejecting when she was younger in "Spring"?
(a) Joel.
(b) Brent.
(c) Joe.
(d) Matthew.

7. How did Accawi's village become part of the global community?
(a) Central air conditioning.
(b) The internet.
(c) The telephone.
(d) Electricity.

8. What does Aldrich think is achieved when manifesting the perfect hairstyle?
(a) Self confidence.
(b) Completing an incomplete soul.
(c) The perfect husband.
(d) Jealousy or envy of others.

9. Pertaining to "Turning Point," who does Chelminski interview?
(a) Madonna.
(b) Philippe Petit.
(c) Sean Penn.
(d) James Joyce.

10. At what two locations does the interviewee in "Turning Point" perform?
(a) The Eiffel Tower and the Arc di Triomph.
(b) Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Pantheon.
(c) JFK International Airport and Times Square.
(d) The World Trade Center towers and Notre Dame Cathedral.

11. What does Ofri ultimately realize from her patient in "Merced"?
(a) She is not the master over death.
(b) She should listen better to her patients.
(c) She shouldn't be a doctor.
(d) She should be more confident.

12. Pertaining to "Silent Dancing" from what place does Cofer and her family immigrate?
(a) Puerto Rico.
(b) Ecquador.
(c) Costa Rica.
(d) Mexico.

13. What does Ofri think about her diagnosis in "Merced"?
(a) She feels on top of her profession.
(b) She thinks she is the smartest doctor.
(c) She wants to have a second opinion.
(d) She is afraid she is wrong.

14. According to "Silk Parachute," what does McPhee specifically mention about his childhood upbringing?
(a) His mother's devotion.
(b) The trouble he got into and the scoldings he received.
(c) How much colder winter was.
(d) How he and his dad never played catch.

15. In Mother Tongue, who always made sense to Tan, even if the speech was grammatically incorrect?
(a) Tan's teacher.
(b) Tan's sister.
(c) Tan's mom.
(d) Tan's dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were hair "kinks" a symbol of in Gate's essay, "In the Kitchen"?

2. What was McPhee fascinated by as a child?

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

4. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?

5. What seemed to divide most households in Cofer's neighborhood?

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