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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 created the film The Greaty Beauty that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Paolo Sorrentino.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Ben Lerner.

2. On what Philadelphia street does the author having a heavenly sleep in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) Wilson Street.
(b) Grove Street.
(c) Pine Street.
(d) Center Street.

3. Where was the author when he was lying on a sidewalk and a friend tossed two quarters on his belly, according to the narrative in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) Frenchtown, New Jersey.
(c) Morristown, New Jersey.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

4. Where is the Rothko Chapel located, as described in "Rothko Blackboard"?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Houston.

5. Who was the author's friend that lived across from the graveyard and was later murdered in the essay "Flower in the Curb"?
(a) Roger Wilson.
(b) Don Belton.
(c) Jason Harris.
(d) Jack Morris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe being on his way to for a reading in "Umbrella in the Cafe"?

2. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?

3. What is the first bird the author describes seeing being fed in "Bird Feeding"?

4. What does the author note about the wrapper of the candy in "Botan Rice Candy"?

5. Who is the statue of the the author describes on campus in "Flowers in the Hands of Statues"?

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