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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Personal Voice: Merced, The Inheritance of Tools, and Mother Tongue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sanders inherit in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) A house.
(b) His dad's carpentry tools.
(c) An old rocking chair.
(d) A car.

2. What is the real problem with Ofri's patient in "Merced"?
(a) She has lyme disease.
(b) She has aseptic meningitis.
(c) She has a tumor.
(d) She has leukemia.

3. Why is this gift special to Sanders in "The Inheritance of Tools"?
(a) He learned his skills right next to his dad with them.
(b) They built his first house.
(c) He likes antiques.
(d) They make him a man.

4. What does Ofri ultimately realize from her patient in "Merced"?
(a) She should be more confident.
(b) She should listen better to her patients.
(c) She shouldn't be a doctor.
(d) She is not the master over death.

5. Pertaining to "Mirrorings," where do Lucy Grealy's doctors find a tumor?
(a) Her breast.
(b) Her cheek.
(c) Her brain.
(d) Her knee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is McPhee reflecting on at the beginning of the essay?

2. What were hair "kinks" a symbol of in Gate's essay, "In the Kitchen"?

3. What seemed to divide most households in Cofer's neighborhood?

4. In Mother Tongue, who always made sense to Tan, even if the speech was grammatically incorrect?

5. What does Ofri originally think is the problem with her patient in "Merced?

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