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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Assonance.
(b) Irony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Simile.

2. Who is the author of the book the author describes reading in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) Marshal Anders Perrison.
(b) James Whitmore.
(c) Terry Tempest Williams.
(d) Andrew James Taylor.

3. Who does the author describe as his partner in "Inefficiency"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Emily.
(d) Amelia.

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

5. What book is did the author have open in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) No One Knows My Name.
(b) When Women Were Birds.
(c) The Underground.
(d) Ulysses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?

2. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?

3. Where does the author describe walking when he saw a lychee dealer in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

4. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?

5. Who is the author's friend that has been writing a book about innocence, according to his essay "The Negreeting"?

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