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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fruit did the author's friend Walt reference in a text message described in the essay "Remission Still"?
(a) Kiwi.
(b) Breadfruit.
(c) Banana.
(d) Pawpaw.

2. What movie does the author recommend the reader see in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) I Am Sam.
(b) World War Z.
(c) Milk.
(d) A Man Named Pearl.

3. At what school does the author describe reading poems to a group of students in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) PS-324.
(b) The Roger Wilson School.
(c) The Abraham Heschel School.
(d) The Edward Smithson School.

4. What does "bene' mean, according to the author in "Nota Bene" (98)?
(a) Small.
(b) Fat.
(c) Large.
(d) Good.

5. What friend does the author describe meeting in "Hickories"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Pat.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through what park does the author describe walking in "Bird Feeding"?

2. Where does the author describe his mother's home in "Airplane Rituals"?

3. Who wrote New Jim Crow?

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

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

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