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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Kincaid taught to think in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) That English things were better than Antiguan.
(b) That England was Antigua's sister country.
(c) That she was English.
(d) That she had a weird accent.

2. According to the essay, "Exquisite Corpse" when was lynching prevalent?
(a) 21st century.
(b) Late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(c) 17th century.
(d) Late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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

4. What common element does Wills mention having with the penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Those who receive it, committed the same crime.
(b) Redressing a grievance.
(c) Crime matches the punishment.
(d) Inhumane treatment.

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

6. What happened to Dickerson's nephew Johnny in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He was shot and paralyzed.
(b) He fell from a tree.
(c) He was shot and killed.
(d) He jumped into a pool head first and was paralyzed.

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

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

9. What does Updike say that men think about their bodies?
(a) It is very hard.
(b) It is very forgettable.
(c) It is very masculine.
(d) It is an art form.

10. 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.

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

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

13. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?
(a) Emmett Till .
(b) Tim White .
(c) Eli Whitney.
(d) Emmit Smith.

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

15. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Dolphins.
(c) Homosexuals.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Talese accompany to Cuba in "Ali in Havana"?

2. Who was Castro despised by, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?

3. What is Oates reflecting on and comparing in "They All Just Went Away"?

4. What two categories does Steele place himself under in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?

5. Whose rights is Hearne defending in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

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