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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 is the Rothko Chapel located, as described in "Rothko Blackboard"?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Houston.
(d) Little Rock.
2. Who wrote the book 300 Arguments?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Sarah Manguso.
(d) Zadie Smith.
3. What kind of bush does the author describe crowding his blueberry bush in "The Jenky"?
(a) A rhododendron bush.
(b) A goumi bush.
(c) A rose bush.
(d) A Camelia bush.
4. What does the author describe harvesting in "Purple-Handed"?
(a) Mulberries.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Cranberries.
(d) Blackberries.
5. What magazine does the author describe recently looking through in "Toto"?
(a) Cosmopolitan Magazine.
(b) The Chicago Tribune Weekend Magazine.
(c) The New York Times Style Magazine.
(d) The Reader's Digest Magazine.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what Philadelphia street does the author having a heavenly sleep in "Public Lying Down"?
2. On what street does the author describe seeing "a man riding a jenky bike down the sidewalk" (233) in "Touched"?
3. Who is the author's friend that he describes riding with to visit his grandfather's house in "The Carport"?
4. In what city does the author describe sitting in a cafe in "Loitering"?
5. Who does the author refer to as the writer whose work is among the most important to him in "My Garden (Book)"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is bindweed? How is it described in "Bindweed... Delight?"
2. What is the setting of "Babies. Seriously."? What atmosphere does this setting evoke?
3. What irony is seen in the essay "The Marfa Lights"?
4. How does the author describe his grandfather in "The Wave of Unfamiliars"?
5. How is the young man described in "It's Just the Day I'm Having..."?
6. What does the author describe happening to him and his brother in "Dickweed"?
7. What movie is described in "Filling the Frame"? How does the author describe this film?
8. What event is central in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"? Why does the author find delight in this occasion?
9. What does the author remark about the writing of Jamaica Kincaid in "My Garden (Book)"?
10. What does the author say about exploitation in "Still Processing"?
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