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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what kind of restaurant does the author describe going to a buffet in "Annoyed No More"?
(a) A Mexican restaurant.
(b) An Afghan restaurant.
(c) An Indian restaurant.
(d) A Chinese restaurant.

3. What movie does the author recommend the reader see in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) I Am Sam.
(b) A Man Named Pearl.
(c) World War Z.
(d) Milk.

4. What birds does the author describe in his chest in the end of "Repent or Burn"?
(a) Hummingbirds.
(b) Titmice.
(c) Herons.
(d) Eagles.

5. Who does the author describe as his partner in "Inefficiency"?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Stephanie.
(c) Emily.
(d) Amelia.

6. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) The Memphis 5.
(b) Loving.
(c) Protest.
(d) Little Rock.

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

8. When is the author's birthday?
(a) September 3.
(b) May 14.
(c) August 1.
(d) July 7.

9. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) Veytaux.
(b) Grignano.
(c) Umbertide.
(d) Edinburgh.

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

11. What restaurant chain does the author reference with the pancake breakfast special "Delight Stack" (107) in "Stacking Delights"?
(a) TGI Fridays.
(b) Denny's.
(c) IHOP.
(d) McDonald's.

12. What is the name of the cafe the author describes in "Coffee without the Saucer"?
(a) The Beets.
(b) Naked.
(c) Stumptown.
(d) Pare.

13. What song from Jamila Woods's album HEAVN does the author describe in "Stacking Delights"?
(a) "The Crime."
(b) "Myself."
(c) "LSD."
(d) "Ex-Votos."

14. What birthday is the author describing experiencing in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
(a) His 40th birthday.
(b) His 44th birthday.
(c) His 43rd birthday.
(d) His 42nd birthday.

15. When is the essay "Not Grumpy Cat" dated?
(a) April 15.
(b) March 23.
(c) February 6.
(d) June 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe his mother's home in "Airplane Rituals"?

2. Where did the author's parents meet?

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

4. Where is the author's house that he describes in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

5. What movie starring Sean Penn was the author trying to find with his mother in the essay "Ghost"?

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