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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. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?
(a) World War II and the Vietnam War.
(b) World War I and World War II.
(c) The Civil War and the Cold War.
(d) World War II and the 9/11 Attacks.

2. What was the result on the chicken and beef in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) They were unflavored.
(b) They tasted like fish.
(c) They were undetectable.
(d) They were juicy.

3. What does Williams say about deer being overpopulated in "The Killing Game"?
(a) Deer are only overpopulated because they killed the wolves that hunt them.
(b) They eat too much.
(c) They are overpopulated because of a fertilizer farmers use.
(d) They breed too much.

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

5. Why was this justification used for the death penalty in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
(a) It justified extreme forms of brutality, like burning at the stake.
(b) It teaches people a lesson.
(c) It justifies crimes and their punishments according to the crimes.
(d) It helped people be scared of what would happen if they misbehaved.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who admired Castro, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?

2. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?

3. Where is Kincaid a native of in the essay "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

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

5. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the tone of Hodgman's essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch,"

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

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

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

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

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