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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Ehrlich spending the spring in "Spring"?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Florida.

2. For what did McClanahan pay?
(a) Their first house.
(b) The abortion for the woman her husband impregnated.
(c) Her own abortion.
(d) A new car for her husband.

3. What does Frazier recall about his childhood in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Making homemade biscuits.
(b) Cutting down a tree.
(c) Camping and fishing.
(d) Playing, exploring, and building all through the woods.

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

5. What happened to the boy Ehrlich referred to in her essay, "Spring"?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He moved away to another town.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He died from cancer.

6. What was McPhee fascinated by as a child?
(a) Fire trucks.
(b) Parachutes.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Space shuttles.

7. From "The Stunt Pilot" what is the name of the stunt pilot Dillard writes about?
(a) Dave Rhine.
(b) Davis Ronn.
(c) Davis Rahm.
(d) Dave Rahm.

8. What does Frazier think of recreation for adults in his essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) It is always goal oriented.
(b) There is not enough time to recreate with friends.
(c) They should be allowed a certain amount of time to recreate per week.
(d) They are too old for tackle football.

9. Pertaining to "Mirrorings," where do Lucy Grealy's doctors find a tumor?
(a) Her knee.
(b) Her cheek.
(c) Her breast.
(d) Her brain.

10. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?
(a) Subway.
(b) A mechanic shop.
(c) An electronics factory.
(d) A shoe store.

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

12. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?
(a) Her first daughter's life.
(b) The direction of the wind.
(c) Her mother's life.
(d) The underlinings in a library book, made by a previous reader.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?

2. What is the lady in "Westbury Court" doing when the firemen come inside her apartment?

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

4. What does Ofri originally think is the problem with her patient in "Merced?

5. How do Gates and his community cheaply straighten their hair?

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