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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 52 - 68.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the graduate poetry workshop instructor described by the author in "Writing by Hand"?
(a) Jena Osman.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Michelle Alexander.
2. What does "bene' mean, according to the author in "Nota Bene" (98)?
(a) Large.
(b) Good.
(c) Fat.
(d) Small.
3. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?
(a) The Lower East Side.
(b) Harlem.
(c) SoHo.
(d) Greenwich Village.
4. Where is the letterpress that the author co-owns with Boogie described in "Nicknames"?
(a) Birmingham, Alabama.
(b) Oxford, Mississippi.
(c) Lubbock, Texas.
(d) Little Rock, Arkansas.
5. Whose quote does the author describe inside the elevator doors at the Embassy Suites in "Some Stupid Shit"?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Derek Walcott.
(d) Zadie Smith.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author describes the Asian Market in Levittown, Pennsylvania, as being at the corner of Durham and what street in "Botan Rice Candy"?
2. What color did the author's father warn him against wearing as a child?
3. What kind of car does the author describe his father driving in "Inefficiency"?
4. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?
5. Through what city's airport does the author describe walking in "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?
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