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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch, The Stone Horse, and They All Just Went Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pertaining to "Merced," what is Ofri's patients name?
(a) Leah.
(b) Ava.
(c) Lexus.
(d) Mercedes.

2. What was McPhee fascinated by as a child?
(a) Parachutes.
(b) Fire trucks.
(c) Airplanes.
(d) Space shuttles.

3. What happens to change Ofri's state of being in "Merced"?
(a) Her patient comes in completely cured.
(b) Her patient dies at home.
(c) Her patient becomes brain dead and will not survive another week.
(d) Her patient changes doctors because Ofri misdiagnosed her.

4. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."
(a) His mother.
(b) His life up until that point.
(c) His father.
(d) Nature.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hodgman find in her food that made her question the experiment for science's sake in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

2. Why does Grealy end her boycott?

3. According to "Silk Parachute," what does McPhee specifically mention about his childhood upbringing?

4. What is the real problem with Ofri's patient in "Merced"?

5. What does Frazier recall about his childhood in "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

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