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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 does the author describe seeing in the Detroit airport that gives him glee in "Found Things"?
(a) Bats.
(b) Rats.
(c) Birds.
(d) Cats.

2. About whom was the podcast the author describes listening to in "Still Processing"?
(a) Whitney Houston.
(b) Zadie Smith.
(c) Derek Walcott.
(d) Ben Lerner.

3. Who is the author's brother that was with him when they were accosted by an older boy in the woods in "Dickhead"?
(a) Mark.
(b) Matt.
(c) James.
(d) Michael.

4. What kind of dog does the author describe the man on the street cuddling with in the end of "Public Lying Down"?
(a) A chihuahua.
(b) A German shepherd.
(c) A dachtsund.
(d) A Pomeranian.

5. What tree blossoms does the author describe as smelling like lemons in "The Purple Cornets of Spring"?
(a) Black locust.
(b) Lilac.
(c) Apple.
(d) Magnolia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author's friend that he calls a superb Dumpster diver in "Get Thee to the Nutrient Cycle!"?

2. Where does the author describe going to municipal court for tresspassing in "Ambiguous Signage Sometimes"?

3. What did the author use to separate the bushes in his yard in "The Jenky"?

4. What city does the author describe as having a lack of public restrooms in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"?

5. Who wrote the poem "The Bear" that is referenced in "Scat"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the central subject in the essay "The Volunteer"? How is this individual described?

2. What event is central in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"? Why does the author find delight in this occasion?

3. What movie is described in "Filling the Frame"? How does the author describe this film?

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

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

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

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

8. What movie is described in "Scat"? Why does the author discuss this movie?

9. What commentary does the author include regarding New York City in "An Abundance of Public Toilets"?

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

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