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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe harvesting in "Purple-Handed"?
(a) Blackberries.
(b) Cranberries.
(c) Mulberries.
(d) Blueberries.

2. What did the author initially think that the man lying down was fiddling with in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) A car engine.
(b) A cat.
(c) A desk leg.
(d) A dog.

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

4. Who wrote the book Of Being Dispersed that is referenced by the author in "Coco-baby"?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Renee Gladman.
(d) Simone White.

5. Who wrote New Jim Crow?
(a) Derek Walcott.
(b) Jena Osman.
(c) Michelle Alexander.
(d) Ben Lerner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author say he was going to read poems while being patted down in the airport in "Reading Palms"?

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

3. What was the first day the author skipped in writing an essay, according to his narrative in "Blowing it Off"?

4. What city does the author describe as having a lack of public restrooms in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"?

5. What is the second bird that the author describes observing being fed in "Bird Feeding"?

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