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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) Umbertide.
(b) Grignano.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) Veytaux.

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

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

4. What does the author say the French word "essai" means in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) To follow.
(b) To fail.
(c) To speak.
(d) To try.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the author describe his mother's home in "Airplane Rituals"?

5. What is the author's favorite bird, described in "Stacking Delights"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of plant is described in "The Irrepressible: The Gratitudes"? What are the author's impressions of the plant?

2. How does the author describe his audience in "Weirdly Untitled"?

3. What microaggression does the author describe experiencing in "Microgentrification: WE BUY GOLD"?

4. What setting is described in "REPENT OR BURN"? What is this setting like?

5. What song is discussed in "Donny Hathaway on Pandora"? What is the subject of the song?

6. What is the setting of "Praying Mantis"? What atmosphere does it evoke?

7. Who is the main subject in the essay "Baby, Baby, Baby"?

8. What are the author's rituals he describes in "Airplane Rituals"?

9. How does the author describe the bellhop in "Beast Mode"?

10. What central symbolism is seen in "Lily on the Pants"? What does it represent?

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