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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 riding the country roads with his grandfather in "The Wave of Unfamiliars"?
(a) Wilson, Mississippi.
(b) Verndale, Minnesota.
(c) Malvern, Kentucky.
(d) Rogers, Arkansas.

2. On the west side of what street does the author describe seeing a man lying down in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) Grove Street.
(b) Maple Street.
(c) Washington Street.
(d) Elm Street.

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

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) Hoagy Carmichael.
(d) Zadie Smith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After whom is the Jordan River named that the author describes biking along in "Pawpaw Grove"?

2. What kind of car does the author describe driving in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"?

3. What kind of dog does the author describe the man on the street cuddling with in the end of "Public Lying Down"?

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

5. In what city does the author describe sitting in a cafe in "Loitering"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the reactions of those around him to the tomato plant in "Tomato on Board"?

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

3. What does the author describe happening to him and his brother in "Dickweed"?

4. What does the author say about exploitation in "Still Processing"?

5. How is the young man described in "It's Just the Day I'm Having..."?

6. What is the author's central point in "Incorporation"?

7. What is bindweed? How is it described in "Bindweed... Delight?"

8. What irony is seen in the essay "The Marfa Lights"?

9. How is the word "jenky" defined and illustrated in "The Jenky"?

10. What similes and metaphors are seen in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?

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