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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 of essays titled Calamities?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Brian Blanchfield.
(d) Renee Gladman.

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

3. Where does the author describe his mother's home in "Airplane Rituals"?
(a) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(b) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(c) Hershey, Pennsylvania.
(d) Trenton, New Jersey.

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

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

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

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

8. What friend does the author describe meeting in "Hickories"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Pat.
(c) Michael.
(d) Paul.

9. When is "Sharing a Bag" dated?
(a) December 20.
(b) November 26.
(c) March 12.
(d) October 2.

10. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?
(a) Fig trees.
(b) Peach trees.
(c) Oak trees.
(d) Walnut trees.

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

12. Who does the author describe tapping him on the arm in "Tap Tap"?
(a) An infant.
(b) A female passenger.
(c) A male passenger.
(d) A flight attendant.

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

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

15. When is the essay "Airplane Rituals" dated?
(a) December 11.
(b) March 5.
(c) May 12.
(d) September 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit did the author's friend Walt reference in a text message described in the essay "Remission Still"?

2. Where in New York does the author describe the cafe where he had coffee in "Coffee without the Saucer"?

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

4. Through what city's airport does the author describe walking in "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?

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

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