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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Boogie's Christian name?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roger.
(c) Pat.
(d) Curtis.

2. How old was the author when his father was diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 36.
(b) 32.
(c) 29.
(d) 24.

3. In "Hole in the Head," the author offers the following as an example of what literary device? "I need to be fired like I need a hole in my head" (14).
(a) Irony.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Simile.

4. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Michelle Alexander.
(d) Jena Osman.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Vertus Hardiman grow up?

3. What college did the author's father fail out of, according to his narrative in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

4. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?

5. Where does the author describe watching the insect in "Praying Mantis"?

(see the answer key)

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