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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe watching the insect in "Praying Mantis"?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A cafe.
(c) His garden.
(d) A train.

2. The author describes being on an airplane between Indianapolis and where in "Tap Tap"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

3. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?
(a) Harlem.
(b) SoHo.
(c) Greenwich Village.
(d) The Lower East Side.

4. What word does the author use to describe the smell of the train cafe in "The Sanctity of Trains"?
(a) Violet.
(b) Caramel.
(c) Obscure.
(d) Vomity.

5. In "Hole in the Head," the author offers the following as an example of what literary device? "I need to be fired like I need a hole in my head" (14).
(a) Simile.
(b) Assonance.
(c) Irony.
(d) Alliteration.

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

7. Who is the author's buddy who made the title statement in the essay "That's Some Bambi Shit"?
(a) Pat.
(b) Roger.
(c) Michael.
(d) James.

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

9. At what school does the author describe reading poems to a group of students in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) The Abraham Heschel School.
(b) The Edward Smithson School.
(c) PS-324.
(d) The Roger Wilson School.

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

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

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

13. On what street in Chinatown does the author describe seeing two people sharing a bag in "Sharing a Bag"?
(a) Canal Street.
(b) Center Street.
(c) Water Street.
(d) Elm Street.

14. Where does the author describe his brother's first house in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(b) Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.
(c) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(d) Trenton, New Jersey.

15. What drug was introduced about five years into Walt's illness, leading to a remission for him?
(a) Restic.
(b) Glivec.
(c) Virtec.
(d) Antidan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Vertus Hardiman grow up?

3. Who is the author of the book the author describes reading in "Praying Mantis"?

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

5. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?

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