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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 "Turning Point," who does Chelminski interview?
(a) Sean Penn.
(b) Madonna.
(c) James Joyce.
(d) Philippe Petit.

2. For what did McClanahan pay?
(a) A new car for her husband.
(b) The abortion for the woman her husband impregnated.
(c) Their first house.
(d) Her own abortion.

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

4. From "The Stunt Pilot" what is the name of the stunt pilot Dillard writes about?
(a) Dave Rhine.
(b) Davis Rahm.
(c) Davis Ronn.
(d) Dave Rahm.

5. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?
(a) When she wakes up.
(b) When the firemen come in.
(c) When she sees smoke.
(d) When she hears her screaming children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one of the problems Fadiman mentions about 19th century postage in "Mail"?

3. What seemed to divide most households in Cofer's neighborhood?

4. In Mother Tongue, who always made sense to Tan, even if the speech was grammatically incorrect?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with Rhonda's view on hair from the essay "Hair"?

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

3. Why do you think McClanahan was so willing to ignore her husband's infidelities from the essay "Book Marks"? What acts of hers show it?

4. Describe what Frazier did with his friends as a child in the essay, "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose."

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

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

7. Do you agree with Maria's analogy of Komunyakaa from "The Blue Machinery"?

8. In "Westbury Court" why did the mother of the children not realize their was a fire?

9. What fascinates Ehrlich in the essay "Spring"?

10. How is the style of historical references to time related to the closeness of Accawi's village?

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