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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 Hodgman say is the best tasting, though still slightly bothered by its texture in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

2. What decade did blacks find their identity through social classes in "On Being Black and Middle Class"?

3. What type of experience does Lopez have when he examines the stone horse in "The Stone Horse"?

4. What does Dickerson think Johnny's assailant is doing in "Who Shot Johnny?"

5. What kind of art is the Quechan horse in "The Stone Horse"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dickerson say about Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"

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

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

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

8. What does Williams say about deer in "The Killing Game"?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the tangible and intangible role of human existence in the essay "Spring" by Gretel Ehrlich. What and who does Ehrlich mention as she reflects the significance of humans?

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

Explain the difference between a top-tier university and what Queenan calls a "middling" university and why people prefer a top-tier school.

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