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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the boy Ehrlich referred to in her essay, "Spring"?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He died from cancer.
(c) He moved away to another town.
(d) He committed suicide.

2. Pertaining to "Hair" what does Aldrich associate hair to?
(a) Aldrich's best feature.
(b) Mammals.
(c) A woman's personal identity.
(d) Her mother.

3. What does Fadiman think about the possibility of a published book of emails in "Mail"?
(a) She is horrified of the idea of a grammatically incorrect book.
(b) She wishes email were never invented.
(c) She is excited and will help publish the first one.
(d) She hopes they are never published.

4. What is the lady in "Westbury Court" doing when the firemen come inside her apartment?
(a) Taking a shower.
(b) Taking a nap.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Watching television.

5. What does the interviewee in "Turning Point" do?
(a) Tight rope walker.
(b) Mayor of NYC.
(c) Conduct the Atlanta Symphony.
(d) Jump ropist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Fadiman reflecting on in "Mail"?

2. What does Grealy look down on?

3. What does Frazier think of recreation for adults in his essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

4. Why is Tan's way of developing her English language unusual in the work, "Mother Tongue"?

5. From "The Stunt Pilot" what is the name of the stunt pilot Dillard writes about?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Turning Point," describe Petit's desire to make tight roping an art form.

2. In "Mirrorings," why does Grealy realize she has had anxiety over her disfigurement?

3. Describe the benefits of the penny post in the essay "Mail."

4. Why do people discriminate against Tan's mother in "Mother Tongue"?

5. What importance does Gates see in one's hairstyle, particularly with blacks in "In the Kitchen"?

6. Why does Sanders place such importance on tools in the essay, "The Inheritance of Tools"?

7. Do you find truth with McClanahan's essay of the woman writing in the margin and their mutual emotions?

8. What does Hoagland say is the one thing that can prevent suicide?

9. How does Tan learn English in "Mother Tongue"?

10. What happened to Rahm in "The Stunt Pilot"?

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