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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. Who outlined the exception to the first amendment in "Shouting Fire!"?

2. What is Wills considering in his essay, "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

3. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?

4. What does Talese say about Ali in "Ali in Havana"?

5. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Kincaid's attitude towards England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

4. What does Updike say about the male body in "The Disposable Rocket"?

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

6. Explain why Muhammad Ali was a world icon in the essay "Ali in Havana."

7. What does Steele say about her black identity in the essay, "On Being Black and Middle Class"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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