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

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

3. Who is the graduate poetry workshop instructor described by the author in "Writing by Hand"?
(a) Derek Walcott.
(b) Ben Lerner.
(c) Jena Osman.
(d) Michelle Alexander.

4. Who created the film The Greaty Beauty that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Paolo Sorrentino.
(d) Ben Lerner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is "Sharing a Bag" dated?

2. Who is the toddler described by the author that puts her hands around his finger in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?

3. What store does the author describe the woman exiting with her kids in "Lily on the Pants"?

4. In what city does the author describe sitting on a bench in "The Negreeting"?

5. When is the essay "Airplane Rituals" dated?

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