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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?
(a) Cutting.
(b) Curling.
(c) Dying .
(d) Washing and drying.

2. Why does Grealy end her boycott?
(a) She has another surgery.
(b) She is asked to be a model.
(c) A boy she has lunch with is not disgusted by her.
(d) She is asked on a date.

3. Who of Cofer's family members had problems assimilating into their new neighborhood?
(a) Her dog.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Cofer.
(d) Her father.

4. What issue is Frazier discussing about the modern world in the essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Our need to make more money.
(b) The need to eat all organic foods.
(c) Our inability to be idle.
(d) Our obsession with technology.

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

6. Why does Sanders begin a new carpentry project in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) To get money for the project.
(b) To show is son what he used to do in his free time.
(c) To be close to his dad spiritually.
(d) His dad told him to finish what he started.

7. How do Gates and his community cheaply straighten their hair?
(a) They combed it over and over each night.
(b) By using an iron.
(c) They had straightening parties and all helped each other.
(d) By putting grease on it and keeping a stocking or rag on their head for a few days.

8. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?
(a) They were close to the mountains.
(b) She thought he was handsome.
(c) The scenery from the sky was breathtaking.
(d) She was falling in love.

9. What new thing happened to Frazier and his friends as they grew up in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) They started to like girls.
(b) They realized being lazy was what they should do for a living.
(c) They all grew apart and weren't friends anymore.
(d) They began to feel guilty when they were not being productive.

10. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?
(a) Her patient changes doctors because Ofri misdiagnosed her.
(b) Her patient comes in completely cured.
(c) Her patient becomes brain dead and will not survive another week.
(d) Her patient dies at home.

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

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

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

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

15. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?
(a) A gift.
(b) His marriage.
(c) His mother.
(d) A memory.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

2. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?

3. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?

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

5. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?

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