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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

2. Where did the author attend elementary and high school?
(a) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Levittown, Pennsylvania.
(d) New Hope, Pennsylvania.

3. When is the author's birthday?
(a) July 7.
(b) August 1.
(c) September 3.
(d) May 14.

4. What character did the bellhop perform a monologue of for the author in "Beast Mode"?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Banquo.

5. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?
(a) Peach trees.
(b) Fig trees.
(c) Oak trees.
(d) Walnut trees.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drug was introduced about five years into Walt's illness, leading to a remission for him?

2. The hotel described by the author in "Beast Mode" is said to be on Eighth Street between what avenues?

3. Who wrote the book Public Figures that the author references in "The High-Fives from Strangers, Etc."?

4. Who recorded the song "Love Me in a Special Way"?

5. In what city does the author describe sitting on a bench in "The Negreeting"?

(see the answer key)

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