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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 is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Bus driver.
(b) Animal trainer.
(c) Dog catcher.
(d) Veteraniarian.

2. What is the goal of utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
(a) To increase the amount of happiness.
(b) To make everything have a purpose.
(c) To make people want to work.
(d) To motivate art appreciation.

3. What does Kincaid say about England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) That it has great weather.
(b) That it taxes too much.
(c) That it has good tea.
(d) That it is part of her and her nation's identity.

4. What happened to Dickerson's nephew Johnny in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He jumped into a pool head first and was paralyzed.
(b) He was shot and paralyzed.
(c) He was shot and killed.
(d) He fell from a tree.

5. Where is Kincaid a native of in the essay "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Antigua.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wills compare this type of barbaric act to in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

2. What does Conroy realize after meeting with Judge Hand in "Think About It"?

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

4. What does Wills NOT mention as a way of using the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

5. What does Dickerson think Johnny's assailant is doing in "Who Shot Johnny?"

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what Berry's issue with the American people is in "In Distrust of Movements."

2. Describe Oates thoughts on the difference of a house and a home in the essay, "They All Just Went Away,."

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

4. What is Kincaid's attitude towards England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

5. What does Williams say about deer in "The Killing Game"?

6. What does Convoy finally accept at the end of his essay "Think About It"?

7. What was the significance of Till's photos circulating and none of Byrd's in "Exquisite Corpse"?

8. How does Halberstam see America responding to war in the essay "Who We Are"?

9. What two things is Wills comparing in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

10. What does Williams say about the reasons hunters give for hunting in the essay "The Killing Game"?

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