View a FREE sample

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. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?

3. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?

4. Pertaining to "Merced," what is Ofri's patients name?

5. How did Accawi's village become part of the global community?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you agree with Maria's analogy of Komunyakaa from "The Blue Machinery"?

2. Describe Cofer's father from "Silent Dancing."

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 How is the style of historical references to time related to the closeness of Accawi's village?

4. Why was McPhee thinking of his mother in the "Silk Parachute"?

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

6. Describe Aldrich's mother from the essay "Hair."

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

8. How does Grealy respond to pain in the essay "Mirrorings"?

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

10. What does Hoagland say is the one thing that can prevent suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the common reason that Wills mentions in "The Dramaturgy of Death" that people commit suicide.

Essay Topic 2

How do the motivations of Ofri and Tan differ from each other in "Merced" and "Mother Tongue." How are the two alike? How are they different?

Essay Topic 3

In the essays, "In Distrust of Movement" and "Think About It," what common concern are the authors pointing out? Support your argument with examples from the texts.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 524 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample