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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18 - 34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe the author describes in "Coffee without the Saucer"?
(a) Pare.
(b) Naked.
(c) The Beets.
(d) Stumptown.

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

3. Who wrote the book Public Figures that the author references in "The High-Fives from Strangers, Etc."?
(a) Jena Osman.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Michelle Alexander.
(d) Ben Lerner.

4. What store does the author describe the woman exiting with her kids in "Lily on the Pants"?
(a) Target.
(b) Wal-Mart.
(c) Holiday Market.
(d) Salvation Army.

5. Where did the author's parents meet?
(a) Guam.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?

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

3. What character did the bellhop perform a monologue of for the author in "Beast Mode"?

4. What is the name of the vegetarian cafe the author's partner opened?

5. What kind of plant does the author describe growing in the cracks of the sidewalk in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?

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