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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 was tested on Vertus Hardiman?
(a) Asbestos.
(b) The flu vaccine.
(c) Radiation.
(d) The polio vaccine.

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

3. What birthday is the author describing experiencing in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
(a) His 44th birthday.
(b) His 42nd birthday.
(c) His 40th birthday.
(d) His 43rd birthday.

4. 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) Simile.
(d) Assonance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?

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

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

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

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

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