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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 does Williams say about deer being overpopulated in "The Killing Game"?
3. What adjective would NOT be best used to describe a utilitarian person in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
4. Where is Kincaid a native of in the essay "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
5. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
2. What was the significance of Till's photos circulating and none of Byrd's in "Exquisite Corpse"?
3. What two things is Wills comparing in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?
4. What does Dickerson say about Johnny's assailant in "Who Shot Johnny?"
5. What reasoning does Oliver Wendell Holmes give for not shouting fire in a crowded theater in the essay "Shouting Fire!"?
6. What does Updike say about the male body in "The Disposable Rocket"?
7. Describe what Queenan thinks about American universities in "Matriculation Fixation"."
8. Why is the Quechan horse still intact, unlike the other archaeological monuments in "The Stone Horse" by Barry Lopez?
9. What does Steele say about her black identity in the essay, "On Being Black and Middle Class"?
10. What does Williams say about deer in "The Killing Game"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Describe the antagonist of "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose" by Ian Frazier.
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