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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the author the tomato starter plant he describes in "Tomato on Board"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Pat.
(c) Marcos.
(d) Michael.

2. What magazine does the author describe recently looking through in "Toto"?
(a) Cosmopolitan Magazine.
(b) The New York Times Style Magazine.
(c) The Chicago Tribune Weekend Magazine.
(d) The Reader's Digest Magazine.

3. What movie does the author describe in "Filling the Frame"?
(a) Beloved.
(b) Goonies.
(c) Star Wars.
(d) Moonlight.

4. About whom was the podcast the author describes listening to in "Still Processing"?
(a) Whitney Houston.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Ben Lerner.

5. After whom is the Jordan River named that the author describes biking along in "Pawpaw Grove"?
(a) Peter Philip Jordan.
(b) Michael James Jordan.
(c) Richard Stevens Jordan.
(d) David Starr Jordan.

6. Where is Sarah described as being from in "Not for Nothing"?
(a) New York.
(b) Austin.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Baltimore.

7. Who was the boy that pinched the author's and his brother's arms in the woods in "Dickhead"?
(a) Tim.
(b) Mark.
(c) Roger.
(d) Jack.

8. Where did the author's friend Jack get him a blade while attending a scything conference in "My Scythe Jack"?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) France.

9. What did the author initially think that the man lying down was fiddling with in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) A cat.
(b) A desk leg.
(c) A dog.
(d) A car engine.

10. To what does the author compare the flowers laid out before him on the table in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?
(a) A map.
(b) A painting.
(c) A poker hand.
(d) A tarot reading.

11. Who wrote the book Of Being Dispersed that is referenced by the author in "Coco-baby"?
(a) Derek Walcott.
(b) Renee Gladman.
(c) C.D. Wright.
(d) Simone White.

12. Who does the author refer to as the writer whose work is among the most important to him in "My Garden (Book)"?
(a) Jamaica Kincaid.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Renee Gladman.
(d) Derek Walcott.

13. Where does the author describe walking over a bridge in "Caution: Bees on Bridge"?
(a) Middlebury.
(b) Malvern.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Cleveland.

14. Who is the author's friend that he calls a superb Dumpster diver in "Get Thee to the Nutrient Cycle!"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Mike.
(c) Jack.
(d) Pat.

15. Who is the author's brother that was with him when they were accosted by an older boy in the woods in "Dickhead"?
(a) Michael.
(b) James.
(c) Mark.
(d) Matt.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author describes the Asian Market in Levittown, Pennsylvania, as being at the corner of Durham and what street in "Botan Rice Candy"?

2. In the opening line of "Incorporation," the author claims to be an enthusiastic what (155)?

3. What does the author note about the wrapper of the candy in "Botan Rice Candy"?

4. Who wrote the book Negroland?

5. What company logo was on the ball cap of the "young brother" described in "It's Just the Day I"m Having..." (164)?

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