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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 Queenan say people think about an education from a top-tier school will provide in "Matriculation Fixation"?

2. What is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

3. What magazine is mentioned having a cartoon that is equivalent to shouting fire in "Shouting Fire!"?

4. What are the neighbors names that Oates mentions in "They All Just Went Away"?

5. What is prohibited in the first amendment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe Convoy's realization about 'sixths' in "Think About It."

9. What does Williams say about the reasons hunters give for hunting in the essay "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"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

List and describe the religious elements in Barry Lopez's "The Stone Horse."

Essay Topic 2

What do you think Philip Petit from "Turning Point" would say to David Rahm from "The Stunt Pilot"? Consider the risks and artistry in each of their professions.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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