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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what disease had Walt been diagnosed seven years prior, according to the author in "Remission Still"?
(a) Liver cancer.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) High blood pressure.
(d) Pancreatic cancer.

2. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?
(a) Oak trees.
(b) Fig trees.
(c) Peach trees.
(d) Walnut trees.

3. Who wrote the book The Poet, The Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire and All?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Philippe Petit.
(c) Paolo Sorrentino.
(d) C.D. Wright.

4. Who recorded the song "Love Me in a Special Way"?
(a) DeBarge.
(b) Stevie Wonder.
(c) Madonna.
(d) Michael Jackson.

5. Who is the toddler described by the author that puts her hands around his finger in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Auri.
(c) Paul.
(d) Zadie.

6. Where does the author describe the poetry reading in "Pecans"?
(a) The Wanderer Bookstore.
(b) The Arts Club of New York.
(c) The Roger Miller Arena.
(d) The Met.

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

8. Who is the author of the book the author describes reading in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) Marshal Anders Perrison.
(b) Terry Tempest Williams.
(c) Andrew James Taylor.
(d) James Whitmore.

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

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

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

12. What was tested on Vertus Hardiman?
(a) The flu vaccine.
(b) Radiation.
(c) The polio vaccine.
(d) Asbestos.

13. What does the author describe on his socks in "Reading Palms"?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Teddy bears.
(c) Roses.
(d) Stars.

14. What bird is described in "Not Only..."?
(a) A peacock.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A heron.
(d) A turkey vulture.

15. What color is the floral pattern on the water glass described in "Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass"?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Dark red.
(c) Light rose.
(d) Light green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the cafe the author describes in "Coffee without the Saucer"?

2. What is the flower colored mostly that the author describes in "Flower in the Curb"?

3. Where does the author describe walking when he saw a lychee dealer in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

4. What book is did the author have open in "Praying Mantis"?

5. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?

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