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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?
(a) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(b) Bershires, Massachusetts.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

4. Who wrote the book of essays titled Proxies?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Brian Blanchfield.

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

6. How old was the author when his father was diagnosed with cancer?
(a) 24.
(b) 36.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

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

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

9. What kind of plant does the author describe growing in the cracks of the sidewalk in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?
(a) Hyacinth.
(b) Daffodil.
(c) Dandelion.
(d) Amaranth.

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

11. Where is the letterpress that the author co-owns with Boogie described in "Nicknames"?
(a) Lubbock, Texas.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

12. To what does the author compare the size of the brush pile in his yard in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) A Cadillac Escalade.
(b) A train car.
(c) A Volvo station wagon.
(d) A house.

13. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Jena Osman.
(d) Zadie Smith.

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

15. What color is the floral pattern on the water glass described in "Kombucha in a Mid-century Glass"?
(a) Light blue.
(b) Dark red.
(c) Light green.
(d) Light rose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "bene' mean, according to the author in "Nota Bene" (98)?

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

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

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

5. Who is the toddler described by the author that puts her hands around his finger in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"?

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