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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. Who does Gates recall having immaculate hair?
(a) Nat King Cole.
(b) August Wilson.
(c) Martin Luther King.
(d) His dad.

2. What feeling does Frazier seem to take about society's lack of idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) He doesn't care either way.
(b) He is hopeful.
(c) It is maddening.
(d) It is tragic.

3. What is Fadiman reflecting on in "Mail"?
(a) The history of communication.
(b) The invention of the telephone.
(c) Postage expenses.
(d) Her childhood.

4. Who seems to be the previous library book reader of "Book Marks"?
(a) A child.
(b) A woman.
(c) Her husband's mistress.
(d) No one, the book is new.

5. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?
(a) Her patient becomes brain dead and will not survive another week.
(b) Her patient comes in completely cured.
(c) Her patient dies at home.
(d) Her patient changes doctors because Ofri misdiagnosed her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?

2. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?

3. Where does the pilot die in "The Stunt Pilot"?

4. Where is the doctor from who has success on helping Grealy's disfigurement?

5. Who does Adlrich recall being obsessed with their hair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Accawi think about his village becoming a global community in "The Telephone"?

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What does Fadiman say about email in the essay "Mail"?

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

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

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

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

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