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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the opening line of "Incorporation," the author claims to be an enthusiastic what (155)?

2. What does the author call the kissing cousin of loitering in "Loitering"?

3. The author describes receiving a letter from a high school student where in "Found Things (2)"?

4. What does the author describe buying at the International Food Market in "Botan Rice Candy"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What songs are discussed in "Toto"? Why are they discussed?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's explorations of nature in The Book of Delights. What are examples of nature that are highlighted in the essays? What do they symbolize? How does the author connect delight with nature and gardening?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and discuss three examples of irony in The Book of Delights. How does the author use verbal irony for humor? What, if any, dramatic irony is employed? How is situational irony used? To what effect?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the connections between human touch, connection, and delight. In what essays from the collection does the author discuss human touch? How does he perceive it? Why is connection important to the author?

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