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The Best American Essays Quiz

This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Best American Essays.

The Best American Essays Quiz

This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Best American Essays.

Take our free The Best American Essays quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why is Sanders thinking about this particular gift from his father in "The Inheritance of Tools"? (from The Personal Voice: Merced, The Inheritance of Tools, and Mother Tongue)

2.

Why does Dillard later ride in the airplane in "The Stunt Pilot"? (from The Attentive Mind: Turning Point, The Stunt Pilot, and Spring)

3.

Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"? (from The Public Sphere: Who Shot Johnny?, Who We Are, What's Wrong With Animal Rights)

4.

What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"? (from The Public Sphere: In Distrust of Movements, Think About It, and Shouting Fire!)

5.

What does Updike say that men think about their bodies? (from The Attentive Mind: Matriculation Fixation, Ali in Havana, and The Disposable Rocket)

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