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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ofri originally think is the problem with her patient in "Merced?

2. When does the lady in the apartment down the hall in "Westbury Court" realize that there is a fire?

3. Why does Cofer's family move to New York City?

4. Why does Dillard later ride in the airplane in "The Stunt Pilot"?

5. In "The Stunt Piolot," why does Dillard's heart flutter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Sanders place such importance on tools in the essay, "The Inheritance of Tools"?

2. What does Frazier say about adults and their inability to be idle in his essay, "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

3. In "The Turning Point," describe Petit's desire to make tight roping an art form.

4. Do you find truth with McClanahan's essay of the woman writing in the margin and their mutual emotions?

5. How is the style of historical references to time related to the closeness of Accawi's village?

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

7. What does Hoagland say about those who commit suicide in the essay "Heaven and Nature"?

8. Describe Dillard's perception of Rahm in "The Stunt Pilot".

9. Explain McPhee's connection to the parachute from the "Silk Parachute."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Muhammad Ali and Fidel Castro's importance as two world wide icons. According to "Ali in Havana" why was it destined for the two to meet?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Williams' reasons to denounce modern day hunting practices in "The Killing Game." How is her argument beneficial or not beneficial to humans?

Essay Topic 3

"Exquisite Corpse," by Ashraf Rushdy discusses the photography of African Americans that had been lynched. If James Byrd's lynching had been photographed, how would the country's reaction have compared to the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955?

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