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

2. Pertaining to "Westbury Court," with what is Danticat struggling?
(a) Friends at school.
(b) His mom.
(c) Nuances and inconsistences of childhood memories.
(d) His first kiss.

3. What was one of the problems Fadiman mentions about 19th century postage in "Mail"?
(a) The recipient, not the sender had to pay for the postage.
(b) No one used street addresses.
(c) It took too long to send mail.
(d) It was too expensive to send anything.

4. Why does Sanders begin a new carpentry project in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) To get money for the project.
(b) His dad told him to finish what he started.
(c) To be close to his dad spiritually.
(d) To show is son what he used to do in his free time.

5. What type of love does Hoagland say is enough to make a man happy in "Heaven and Nature"?
(a) A mother's love.
(b) Simply loving the world.
(c) A romantic relationship.
(d) Love from God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the interviewee in "Turning point" want people to remember about the Twin Towers?

2. Who has the worst hair of Aldrich's family?

3. At what two locations does the interviewee in "Turning Point" perform?

4. What nationality is Tan in the essay "Mother Tongue"?

5. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe Dillard's perception of Rahm in "The Stunt Pilot".

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

5. Do you think Ofri realizes she cannot have control over life or death in the essay "Merced"?

6. What does Gates recall about Nat King Cole in "In the Kitchen"?

7. Explain McPhee's connection to the parachute from the "Silk Parachute."

8. What does Ehrlich think about Joel in the essay "Spring"?

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

10. What does Ofri seem to be most concerned with in the essay "Merced"?

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