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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 gardeners pouring down his throat for calling bindweed a delight in "Bindweed... Delight?"
(a) Hydroxychloride.
(b) Bird seed.
(c) DDT.
(d) Glyphosate.

2. What job is the volunteer described as having in "The Volunteer"?
(a) A dog walking job.
(b) A school crossing guard.
(c) A litter collector.
(d) A substitute teacher.

3. What does the author call the kissing cousin of loitering in "Loitering"?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Homelessness.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Depravity.

4. On what Philadelphia street does the author having a heavenly sleep in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) Grove Street.
(b) Center Street.
(c) Wilson Street.
(d) Pine Street.

5. What kind of bottle does the author describe peeing into in "Get Thee to the Nutrient Cycle!"?
(a) An olive oil bottle.
(b) A rice wine vinegar bottle.
(c) A kombucha bottle.
(d) A Coca Cola bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe his grandfather taking him and his friend for dinner in "The Carport"?

2. How old does the author say he and his brother were when a boy pinched the backs of their arms until they cursed in "Dickhead"?

3. What song is described in "Toto" as "a landmark in the genre of kinda racist but" (144)?

4. What does the author describe his parents using to fix their hatchback after it was cracked up by a trash truck in "The Jenky"?

5. Where is the Rothko Chapel located, as described in "Rothko Blackboard"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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