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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) When he realized how to tie a double knot on his tennis shoes.
(c) The response he receieved from a jazz musician on how to play a specific chord.
(d) He explains what a "lightbulb" moment is.

2. What assumption are all rights based on in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?
(a) The ability to smell.
(b) The ability to be pleased.
(c) The ability to suffer.
(d) The ability to read.

3. Who wanted to permanently involve America in foreign affairs with the League of Nations in "Who Are We"?
(a) FDR .
(b) George Bush.
(c) Woodrow Wilson.
(d) Richard Nixon.

4. What happened to Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He was never caught.
(b) He is in jail.
(c) He was shot and killed.
(d) He got three girls pregnant.

5. What does Updike say about the female in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) It is soft.
(b) It is curvy.
(c) It is delicate.
(d) It is gentle.

6. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) The past Prime Ministers of England.
(b) The dates of change in monarchy reign in England.
(c) British isles and major cities.
(d) Her spelling words.

7. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?
(a) He is talking about America's involvement in war.
(b) The 911 attacks.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Vietnam War.

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

9. What does Singer say about the money would be spent on, that is not given to helping the poor in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
(a) A new car or expensive clothes.
(b) A new house.
(c) A trip to Europe.
(d) A new nose job.

10. What does Dickerson think Johnny's assailant is doing in "Who Shot Johnny?"
(a) Bringing down all the kids in the neighborhood.
(b) Bringing down the house.
(c) Bringing down the entire black community.
(d) Being ignorant to people who love him.

11. What was the result on the chicken and beef in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) They were undetectable.
(b) They were juicy.
(c) They tasted like fish.
(d) They were unflavored.

12. What is Steele considering in the essay "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) That he is the victim and victimizer.
(b) What he will have for dinner.
(c) The tension between two of the largest components of his identity.
(d) The way blacks are treated.

13. What does Queenan say people think about an education from a top-tier school will provide in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) The guarantee of a successful job.
(b) The chance to become famous.
(c) Better education than a junior college.
(d) Encourages motivation.

14. What did Johnny do to be attacked in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He made an inappropriate gesture to another driver.
(b) He waved at a random car passing by.
(c) He bombed someone else' house.
(d) He cut another driver off.

15. Who is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?
(a) A Supreme Court Justice and a friend.
(b) His boss.
(c) His mentor.
(d) His father figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Berry think the problem with American's is in "In Distrust of Movements"?

2. What is Hodgman testing in her essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

3. What does Hodgman say is the best tasting, though still slightly bothered by its texture in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

4. What is the man mentioned being tried for during World War I in "Shouting Fire!"?

5. What does Talese say about Ali in "Ali in Havana"?

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