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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) Grignano.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Veytaux.
(d) Umbertide.

2. Where does the author describe watching the insect in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A cafe.
(c) A train.
(d) His garden.

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

4. What kind of car does the author describe his father driving in "Inefficiency"?
(a) A Toyota Corolla.
(b) A Ford Escort.
(c) A Jeep.
(d) A Nissan Murado.

5. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?
(a) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Michelle Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author's father work at Red Barn, according to hsi narrative in "The Negreeting"?

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

3. Where did the author's parents meet?

4. How old was the author when his father was diagnosed with cancer?

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

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