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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) Ben Lerner.
(b) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(c) Michelle Alexander.
(d) Zadie Smith.

2. What fruit did the author's friend Walt reference in a text message described in the essay "Remission Still"?
(a) Pawpaw.
(b) Banana.
(c) Kiwi.
(d) Breadfruit.

3. What is the name of the vegetarian cafe the author's partner opened?
(a) The Beet.
(b) The Flour Sack.
(c) Pulp.
(d) The Fox.

4. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?
(a) Prince.
(b) Lisa Loeb.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Michael Jackson.

5. What food does the author describe eating in his recurring dreams in "Inefficiency"?
(a) A veggie burger and fries.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Chicken pineapple pizza.
(d) Cheesecake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe his brother's first house in "Weirdly Untitled"?

2. What does the author say the French word "essai" means in "Blowing it Off"?

3. What is the flower colored mostly that the author describes in "Flower in the Curb"?

4. What was the first day the author skipped in writing an essay, according to his narrative in "Blowing it Off"?

5. Who is the author of the book the author describes reading in "Praying Mantis"?

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