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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Eternity,” the speaker asks what the soul is allowed to do?
(a) Remove.
(b) Destroy.
(c) Travel.
(d) Take with it.

2. "Urban Youth" begins as the speaker remembers being woken up by an older sibling on Saturday mornings to do what?
(a) Play with toys.
(b) Watch cartoons.
(c) Go for a run.
(d) Ride bikes.

3. “Unrest in Baton Rouge,” is inspired by a photo by whom?
(a) Heather Huie.
(b) Jon Mulhern.
(c) Jonathan Bachman.
(d) Jonathan Bateman.

4. "Dusk" begins with the speaker comparing life with her self-centered daughter to what?
(a) War.
(b) Work.
(c) Torture.
(d) Life lessons.

5. In “Eternity, Lama Temple,” the speaker is surprised to be allowed to do?
(a) Leave a donation.
(b) Enter.
(c) Take photographs.
(d) Pray.

6. A comparison is made in "The Everlasting Self" of an old love to what?
(a) Fine threads in a coat.
(b) Old photographs.
(c) Mud a dog has tracked in.
(d) An aging barn.

7. In "4 ½," like what animal pulling at its tether and scraping its horns against a rock, does the little girl emphasize what exactly she wants?
(a) The goat.
(b) The cat.
(c) The puppy.
(d) The bunny.

8. In "Refuge," the speaker can picture the men walking up Harrison Street and pictures them as if they are who?
(a) Her friends.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her uncle.

9. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a man is leaning on what?
(a) A stick or a rifle.
(b) A cane.
(c) A friend.
(d) A wall.

10. In "4 ½," the little girl is compared to what?
(a) A cute puppy about to chew up your shoe.
(b) A cute cat, lying in wait to pounce on a mouse.
(c) A cute bunny who has just eaten the plants in your garden.
(d) A cute mountain goat who, although first seems harmless, soon lunges at you.

11. How does “The United States Welcomes You” end?
(a) With the speaker asking about their cultural traditions.
(b) With the speaker asking them about their skill set.
(c) With a speaker asking if there are some sort of test that they must take and what if they fail.
(d) With the speaker telling them to leave.

12. In "In Your Condition," the speaker describes feeling how?
(a) Dizzy, queazy, and exhausted.
(b) Elated, ecstatic, and overjoyed.
(c) Tired and hungry.
(d) Bored and annoyed.

13. In “Eternity, Landscape Painting," the speaker can almost still remember what, as if this were his or her home?
(a) The city and its hustle and bustle.
(b) The mountains and rocky cliffs, and the homes and their everyday items.
(c) The beautiful waterways and bridges.
(d) The old historic architecture.

14. In “Eternity, Nanluoguxiang Alley" the speaker says that seeing these familiar faces of others makes the speaker believe what?
(a) We are all very closely related.
(b) All of us must be buried deep within each other.
(c) We are all human.
(d) We are not so different, after all.

15. In “Eternity, Songzhuang Art Village," seeing a photograph of her mother, the speaker reminds herself she once wrote what?
(a) About whether or not we are able to save ourselves or others.
(b) About whether or not we can live long, happy lives.
(c) About whether or not we can truly love others.
(d) About whether or not we can stop aging.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "4 ½," when this little girl is hungry, what does she have?

2. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker is questioning an unknown person, asking what?

3. In “Watershed,” in italics, he, assumed to be God, is telling the person in space what?

4. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?

5. In "Beatific," the man jogs but, nevertheless, still moves slowly possibly thinking that those cars waiting for him see him how?

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