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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who created the film The Greaty Beauty that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Paolo Sorrentino.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Michelle Alexander.

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

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

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

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

7. Who is the main subject of the essay "Baby, Baby, Baby"?
(a) Stevie Nicks.
(b) A stewardess.
(c) A deli cashier.
(d) A waiter.

8. What is the flower colored mostly that the author describes in "Flower in the Curb"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Pink.

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

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

11. What color did the author's father warn him against wearing as a child?
(a) Black.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

12. What does "bene' mean, according to the author in "Nota Bene" (98)?
(a) Fat.
(b) Small.
(c) Large.
(d) Good.

13. Through what park does the author describe walking in "Bird Feeding"?
(a) Washington Square Park.
(b) De Witt Clinton Park.
(c) Prospect Park.
(d) Central Park.

14. What kind of wine does the author claim to be his favorite in "Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass"?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Cabernet sauvignon.
(c) Orange blossom wine.
(d) Muscadine wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what disease had Walt been diagnosed seven years prior, according to the author in "Remission Still"?

3. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?

4. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?

5. What drug was introduced about five years into Walt's illness, leading to a remission for him?

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