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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 52 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author's buddy who made the title statement in the essay "That's Some Bambi Shit"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Michael.
(c) James.
(d) Pat.

2. What season does the author describe it being the first day of in "Infinity"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

3. What does the author describe seeing in the Detroit airport that gives him glee in "Found Things"?
(a) Rats.
(b) Birds.
(c) Bats.
(d) Cats.

4. Where does the author say he was going to read poems while being patted down in the airport in "Reading Palms"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Syracuse.

5. Who wrote the book of essays titled Proxies?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Brian Blanchfield.
(d) Ben Lerner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who from Man on Wire fame does the author compare the bubmlebees to in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?

2. What does the author describe buying at the International Food Market in "Botan Rice Candy"?

3. Where did the author attend elementary and high school?

4. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?

5. What does the author describe on his socks in "Reading Palms"?

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