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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 happened to Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
2. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?
3. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?
4. What does Singer say about the money would be spent on, that is not given to helping the poor in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
5. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dickerson say about Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"
2. What does Williams say about the reasons hunters give for hunting in the essay "The Killing Game"?
3. Why is the Quechan horse still intact, unlike the other archaeological monuments in "The Stone Horse" by Barry Lopez?
4. What does Updike say about the male body in "The Disposable Rocket"?
5. Describe Hodgman's response to the different foods she tastes in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch,"
6. Explain why Muhammad Ali was a world icon in the essay "Ali in Havana."
7. Describe what Berry's issue with the American people is in "In Distrust of Movements."
8. How does Halberstam see America responding to war in the essay "Who We Are"?
9. Explain Hearne's reasons for the differences of human rights to those of a dog in the essay "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?
10. What is Kincaid's attitude towards England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the purpose of the female and male bodies according to "The Disposable Rocket." Do you agree with Updike's opinion of the two genders?
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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