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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: In Distrust of Movements, Think About It, and Shouting Fire!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?
(a) Her mother's life.
(b) Her first daughter's life.
(c) The underlinings in a library book, made by a previous reader.
(d) The direction of the wind.

2. For what did McClanahan pay?
(a) Her own abortion.
(b) Their first house.
(c) A new car for her husband.
(d) The abortion for the woman her husband impregnated.

3. What was one of the problems Fadiman mentions about 19th century postage in "Mail"?
(a) It took too long to send mail.
(b) The recipient, not the sender had to pay for the postage.
(c) No one used street addresses.
(d) It was too expensive to send anything.

4. What does Frazier NOT mention creeping its way into idleness in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Complaining about wives or girlfriends.
(b) Complaing about business.
(c) Discussing children.
(d) Comparing salaries.

5. What does Frazier recall about his childhood in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?
(a) Making homemade biscuits.
(b) Camping and fishing.
(c) Playing, exploring, and building all through the woods.
(d) Cutting down a tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. From "The Blue Machinery," where does Komunyakaa work during a summer job?

2. Who is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?

3. What case do Conroy and Douglas discuss in "Think About It"?

4. What example does Conroy give about a person's realization or application to something in "Think About It"?

5. What small facet does Berry NOT mention "In Distrust of Movements"?

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