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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 decade did blacks find their identity through social classes in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
(a) The 60's.
(b) The 70's.
(c) The 80's.
(d) The 90's.

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

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

4. What did Hodgman find in her food that made her question the experiment for science's sake in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) A foul odor.
(b) She had dog breath.
(c) A large vein in her morsels.
(d) Her stomach's reaction to the food.

5. Who does Queenan mention being successful in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) Finance majors.
(b) Himself.
(c) Attendees of middling universities.
(d) Attendees of top-tier schools.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the last part of Lopez's journey in "The Stone Horse" have to be traveled on foot?

2. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?

3. What small facet does Berry NOT mention "In Distrust of Movements"?

4. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

5. What case do Conroy and Douglas discuss in "Think About It"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

2. Explain why Muhammad Ali was a world icon in the essay "Ali in Havana."

3. What event happened that made Americans want to return to that slumber of isolation in "Who We Are"?

4. Describe Hodgman's response to the different foods she tastes in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch,"

5. What does Steele say about her black identity in the essay, "On Being Black and Middle Class"?

6. Explain Hearne's reasons for the differences of human rights to those of a dog in the essay "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?

7. What does Dickerson say about Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"

8. What reasoning does Oliver Wendell Holmes give for not shouting fire in a crowded theater in the essay "Shouting Fire!"?

9. What does Updike say about the female body in "The Disposable Rocket"?

10. Describe Convoy's realization about 'sixths' in "Think About It."

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