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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 is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?
(a) A Supreme Court Justice and a friend.
(b) His father figure.
(c) His boss.
(d) His mentor.

2. What kind of art is the Quechan horse in "The Stone Horse"?
(a) Intaglio.
(b) Self portrait.
(c) Impressionist.
(d) Watercolors.

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

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

5. Who was lynched in 1999 according to Rushdy in "Exquisite Corpse"
(a) Bird Jones.
(b) James Byrd.
(c) Chrish Byrd.
(d) James Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Wills considering in his essay, "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

2. What adjectives does Updike describe for males in "The Disposable Rocket"?

3. What is Oates reflecting on and comparing in "They All Just Went Away"?

4. What does Hearne say is ignored in this philosophy in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

5. What does Kincaid say about England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Till's mother want his coffin to remain open in the essay "Exquisite Corpse"?

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

6. What does Updike say about the male body in "The Disposable Rocket"?

7. Describe what Queenan thinks about American universities in "Matriculation Fixation"."

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

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

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

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