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

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

3. 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 rose.
(d) Light green.

4. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?
(a) Prince.
(b) Lisa Loeb.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Michael Jackson.

5. In what city does the author describe sitting on a bench in "The Negreeting"?
(a) New York.
(b) Bloomington.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what kind of restaurant does the author describe going to a buffet in "Annoyed No More"?

2. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?

3. What season does the author describe it being the first day of in "Infinity"?

4. Where did Vertus Hardiman grow up?

5. What movie does the author recommend the reader see in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the setting of "Tap Tap" described? What is notable about this setting?

2. What quote is described by the author in "Some Stupid Shit"? What does he remark about this quote?

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

4. What is the central symbol in "Infinity"? What does it represent?

5. How is Don Belton described in "Flower in the Curb"?

6. What delights are described by the author in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

7. What is meant by "TEMPORAL ALLEGIANCE" (107) in "Stacking Delights"?

8. How would you describe the narrative style in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

9. What song is the center of the author's discussion in "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"? Why?

10. What does the author observe about the etymology of the word "essay" in "Blowing It Off"?

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