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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?
(a) Michelle Alexander.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Rainer Maria Rilke.

2. What movie starring Sean Penn was the author trying to find with his mother in the essay "Ghost"?
(a) Milk.
(b) Mystic River.
(c) I Am Sam.
(d) Dead Man Walking.

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

4. Who is Stephanie's daughter that is described in the narrative of "Annoyed No More"?
(a) Bethany.
(b) Marie.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Georgia.

5. What Stevie Wonder song does the author describe in the beginning of "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?
(a) "For All We Know."
(b) "Myself."
(c) "Come Back as a Flower."
(d) "LSD."

6. 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) Irony.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Assonance.
(d) Simile.

7. 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.

8. Where did the author attend elementary and high school?
(a) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(b) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(c) Levittown, Pennsylvania.
(d) Trenton, New Jersey.

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

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

11. Where is the author's house that he describes in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) Bloomington, Indiana.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Los Angeles, California.

12. What does the author describe having at Darn Good Soup in "Stacking Delights"?
(a) French onion soup.
(b) Clam chowder.
(c) Lentil spinach soup.
(d) Potato leek soup.

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

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. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When is the essay "Not Grumpy Cat" dated?

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

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

5. When is the essay "Airplane Rituals" dated?

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