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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. Who wrote the poem "The Bear" that is referenced in "Scat"?
(a) Galway Kinnell.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) C.D. Wright.
(d) Renee Gladman.

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

4. Who is the statue of the the author describes on campus in "Flowers in the Hands of Statues"?
(a) Derek Walcott.
(b) Ben Lerner.
(c) Zadie Smith.
(d) Hoagy Carmichael.

5. Who is the documentary When We Were Kings about?
(a) Mohammad Ali.
(b) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(c) Malcom X.
(d) James Dean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What movie does the author describe in "Filling the Frame"?

2. Who does the author refer to as the writer whose work is among the most important to him in "My Garden (Book)"?

3. What kind of trees does the author describe admiring in "Understory"?

4. What kind of trees does the author associate with Jesus in "Understory"?

5. What is the setting of the narrative in "Babies. Seriously."?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author remark about the writing of Jamaica Kincaid in "My Garden (Book)"?

2. Why is setting important in the essay "Botan Rice Candy"? What settings are described in this essay?

3. What does the crow symbolize in "The Crow's Ablutions"?

4. How is the man on the bike described in "Touched"?

5. What statue is described in "Flowers in the Hands of Statues"? How is it described?

6. What commentary does the author provide regarding the act of loitering in "Loitering"?

7. What is the setting of "Pawpaw Grove"? How is it described?

8. How does the author describe his grandfather in "The Wave of Unfamiliars"?

9. What is the setting of "Public Lying Down"? Why is setting important in this essay?

10. How does the author describe his mother's demeanor in "Judith Irene Gay, Aged Seventy-six Today!"?

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