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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wills compare this type of barbaric act to in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) To the Civil War.
(b) To a movie.
(c) To the 60's lynchings.
(d) To our own system of capital punishment.

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

3. What is the man mentioned being tried for during World War I in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Passing out pamphlets that opposed the draft.
(b) Disturbing the peace.
(c) Passing out green buttons.
(d) Protesting naked.

4. What is Updike comparing in "The Disposable Rocket"?
(a) Cats and dogs.
(b) Ice creams.
(c) Texas barbeque and Memphis barbeque.
(d) Male bodies to female bodies.

5. How is Kincaid different from most other Antiguans in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) She was not tan like other Antiguans.
(b) She hated England unlike others.
(c) She had an English accent.
(d) She loved England unlike others.

6. What does Hearne say is ignored in this philosophy in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) The ability to think.
(b) Relationships and knowledge of the relationships.
(c) Full demensions of human existence, not just to pain.
(d) Ocean life is completely forgotten about.

7. What was the verdict on the dry foods taste in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) It was tasteless.
(b) It was oat flavored.
(c) It was beef flavored.
(d) It was cold.

8. What does Wills NOT mention as a way of using the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) Burning at the stake.
(b) Lynching.
(c) Quartering.
(d) Drawing.

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

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

11. Who does Talese accompany to Cuba in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) George Clooney .
(b) Muhummed Ali.
(c) Fidel Castro.
(d) Mike Tyson .

12. Who was Castro despised by, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) Conservatives and the U.S. government.
(b) Unions.
(c) United States liberals.
(d) Germany.

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

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

15. 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) Inhumane treatment.
(c) Crime matches the punishment.
(d) Redressing a grievance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?

2. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?

3. What does Updike say about the male in "The Disposable Rocket"?

4. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?

5. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?

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