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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) The Memphis 5.
(b) Protest.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Loving.

3. Who wrote New Jim Crow?
(a) Michelle Alexander.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Jena Osman.
(d) Ben Lerner.

4. At what Jersey City bakery does the author describe stopping in "Umbrella in the Cafe"?
(a) White Horse.
(b) Muffin House.
(c) Choc-O-Pain.
(d) Coffee and a Snack.

5. Who from Man on Wire fame does the author compare the bubmlebees to in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?
(a) Derek Walcott.
(b) Paolo Sorrentino.
(c) Philippe Petit.
(d) Ben Lerner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?

2. What fruit did the author's friend Walt reference in a text message described in the essay "Remission Still"?

3. Where is the letterpress that the author co-owns with Boogie described in "Nicknames"?

4. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?

5. What was the author's father's de facto Philadelphia station, according to his narrative in "Love Me in a Special Way"?

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