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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who admired Castro, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) Liberals.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Muhummud Ali.
(d) Mike Tyson.

2. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) The way people drive.
(b) The way we eat.
(c) The way we recycle.
(d) The way American's see environmental problems.

3. 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 nose job.
(c) A new house.
(d) A trip to Europe.

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

5. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?
(a) The process of building a car.
(b) The process of traveling to Europe from America .
(c) The process in which we learn.
(d) How to make homemade biscuits.

6. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?
(a) The Weems.
(b) The Waters.
(c) The Weaks.
(d) The Weidels.

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

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

9. 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.

10. What two categories does Steele place himself under in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) He is white and middle class.
(b) He is black and upper class.
(c) He is white and upper class.
(d) He is black and middle class.

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

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

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

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

15. What does Hodgman say is the best tasting, though still slightly bothered by its texture in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) Wet.
(b) Dry.
(c) Snacks.
(d) Dried oats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assumption are all rights based on in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?

2. What ethical system is Singer addressing in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

3. How is Kincaid different from most other Antiguans in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

4. What was the result on the chicken and beef in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

5. What is the goal of utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

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