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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) The polio vaccine.
(b) The flu vaccine.
(c) Asbestos.
(d) Radiation.

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

3. When is the author's birthday?
(a) September 3.
(b) August 1.
(c) May 14.
(d) July 7.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who does the author describe as his partner in "Inefficiency"?

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

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