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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 was lynched in 1999 according to Rushdy in "Exquisite Corpse"

2. What is the goal of utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

3. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

4. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?

5. What does Conroy realize after meeting with Judge Hand in "Think About It"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Convoy finally accept at the end of his essay "Think About It"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explain how the role of the parent in "Silk Parachute" and "The Inheritance of Tools" are similar and different. Does one essay place more importance on the parent?

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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