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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) Loving.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) The Memphis 5.
(d) Protest.

3. In what city does the author describe sitting on a bench in "The Negreeting"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) New York.
(c) Bloomington.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. Where does the author describe walking when he saw a lychee dealer in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Queens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book Public Figures that the author references in "The High-Fives from Strangers, Etc."?

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

3. Who is the author's friend that has been writing a book about innocence, according to his essay "The Negreeting"?

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

5. Who recorded the song "Love Me in a Special Way"?

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