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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What decade did blacks find their identity through social classes in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) The 90's.
(b) The 60's.
(c) The 80's.
(d) The 70's.

2. What small facet does Berry NOT mention "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) Cleaner water.
(b) Efficient manufacturing.
(c) Better landfills.
(d) Recycling.

3. What does Updike say about the male in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) It is delicate.
(b) It is muscular.
(c) It is hairy.
(d) It is utilitarian.

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

5. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) The status of a top-tier university.
(b) Money.
(c) Health care.
(d) Going green.

6. What does Williams say about deer being overpopulated in "The Killing Game"?
(a) Deer are only overpopulated because they killed the wolves that hunt them.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) They breed too much.
(d) They are overpopulated because of a fertilizer farmers use.

7. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) The California Dessert.
(b) Africa.
(c) Next to Yosimite National Park.
(d) Close to the Grand Canyon.

8. What is Williams discussing in her essay, "The Killing Game"?
(a) How America is suffering from Global Warming.
(b) She is an activist for animal rights.
(c) She denounces the cruelty of modern hunting.
(d) Hunting verses gaming.

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

10. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?
(a) It's an excuse to leave their wives or girlfriends for the day.
(b) She wants to go hunting with some of her friends next time.
(c) It's an excuse to bring animals to near extinction.
(d) It's a valid point, but she loves animals too much.

11. Who does Queenan mention being successful in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) Attendees of top-tier schools.
(b) Finance majors.
(c) Himself.
(d) Attendees of middling universities.

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

13. What is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Animal trainer.
(b) Dog catcher.
(c) Bus driver.
(d) Veteraniarian.

14. What is Wills considering in his essay, "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) The justification for the death penalty.
(b) Our justice system.
(c) Drunk drivers.
(d) Global warming.

15. Who was lynched in 1999 according to Rushdy in "Exquisite Corpse"
(a) James Byrd.
(b) Chrish Byrd.
(c) Bird Jones.
(d) James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the hunters hunt according to Williams in "The Killing Game"?

3. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

4. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?

5. What does Dickerson think Johnny's assailant is doing in "Who Shot Johnny?"

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