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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?
(a) That Tan has the best English grammar.
(b) That their are varied forms of the English language.
(c) That her mother is pretty on the inside.
(d) That her mother's English is no less legitimate.

2. Pertaining to "Merced," what is Ofri's patients name?
(a) Ava.
(b) Mercedes.
(c) Leah.
(d) Lexus.

3. What does Fadiman think about electronic mail in "Mail"?
(a) She wishes she had a computer so she could use it .
(b) She dreads the invention of the next mail system .
(c) She loves how fast it is.
(d) She is horrified that people are forgo grammar and using abbreviations.

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

5. What is the ultimate solution to the type of death discussed in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) A house.
(b) Sex.
(c) Love.
(d) Money.

6. Why is this gift special to Sanders in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) They make him a man.
(b) They built his first house.
(c) He likes antiques.
(d) He learned his skills right next to his dad with them.

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

8. If lack of love is the reason for suicide, what does Hoagland suggest to those who know love?
(a) To give love to anyone they meet.
(b) To reconsider how they live their life.
(c) Cherish it .
(d) To remember those moments forever.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?

2. What does Dillard compare the exhaust trail of the plane to in "The Stunt Pilot"?

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

4. According to "Silk Parachute," what does McPhee specifically mention about his childhood upbringing?

5. Where does Gates go when he leaves America?

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