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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose quote does the author describe inside the elevator doors at the Embassy Suites in "Some Stupid Shit"?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Derek Walcott.
(d) Zadie Smith.

4. What was the author's father's de facto Philadelphia station, according to his narrative in "Love Me in a Special Way"?
(a) Power 99.
(b) Power 105.
(c) Hot Beat 102.
(d) Rockin' 95.

5. Where did the author's father work at Red Barn, according to hsi narrative in "The Negreeting"?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Corsica.
(c) Youngstown.
(d) Hot Springs.

6. What is the name of the vegetarian cafe the author's partner opened?
(a) The Flour Sack.
(b) The Beet.
(c) Pulp.
(d) The Fox.

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

8. Where did Vertus Hardiman grow up?
(a) Lyles Station, Indiana.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Lake Tahoe, California.
(d) Sweetwater, Georgia.

9. In whose yard does the author describe the bird landing in "Not Only..."?
(a) Ingrid's.
(b) Ivan's.
(c) Michael's.
(d) Pat's.

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

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

12. How long did the author's friend say it would take for the hickory trees to be in full production in "Hickories"?
(a) 50-100 years.
(b) 200-250 years.
(c) 100-150 years.
(d) 25-300 years.

13. What is the first bird the author describes seeing being fed in "Bird Feeding"?
(a) A junko.
(b) A cardinal.
(c) A pigeon.
(d) A heron.

14. What is the second bird that the author describes observing being fed in "Bird Feeding"?
(a) A titmouse.
(b) A finch.
(c) A cardinal.
(d) A heron.

15. What song is described in "Donny Hathaway on Pandora"?
(a) "Come Back as a Flower."
(b) "For All We Know."
(c) "LSD."
(d) "Myself."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author's buddy who made the title statement in the essay "That's Some Bambi Shit"?

2. Who wrote the book Public Figures that the author references in "The High-Fives from Strangers, Etc."?

3. What college did the author's father fail out of, according to his narrative in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

4. Who wrote the book of essays titled Proxies?

5. When is "Sharing a Bag" dated?

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