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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 86 - 102.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote A Room of One's Own?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Brian Blanchfield.
(d) Zadie Smith.

2. What movie starring Sean Penn was the author trying to find with his mother in the essay "Ghost"?
(a) Mystic River.
(b) Milk.
(c) Dead Man Walking.
(d) I Am Sam.

3. Who wrote the book of essays titled Calamities?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Renee Gladman.
(d) Brian Blanchfield.

4. What kind of dog does the author describe the man on the street cuddling with in the end of "Public Lying Down"?
(a) A dachtsund.
(b) A Pomeranian.
(c) A German shepherd.
(d) A chihuahua.

5. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?
(a) Lisa Loeb.
(b) Ben Lerner.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Prince.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of wine does the author claim to be his favorite in "Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass"?

3. What phrase is denoted in all-caps in "Stacking Delights"?

4. At what school does the author describe reading poems to a group of students in "Weirdly Untitled"?

5. When is the essay "Not Grumpy Cat" dated?

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