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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!

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Frazier recall about his childhood in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"? (from The Attentive Mind: Mail, A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose, Heaven and Nature)

2.

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)

3.

What is Oates reflecting on and comparing in "They All Just Went Away"? (from The Attentive Mind: No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch, The Stone Horse, and They All Just Went Away)

4.

Who admired Castro, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"? (from The Attentive Mind: Matriculation Fixation, Ali in Havana, and The Disposable Rocket)

5.

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

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