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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Mail, A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose, Heaven and Nature.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the pilot die in "The Stunt Pilot"?
(a) In the mountains of Patagonia.
(b) Antarctica.
(c) A show for the King of Jordan.
(d) Flying Dillard to see the mountains.

2. How do Gates and his community cheaply straighten their hair?
(a) They combed it over and over each night.
(b) By putting grease on it and keeping a stocking or rag on their head for a few days.
(c) They had straightening parties and all helped each other.
(d) By using an iron.

3. Pertaining to "Mother Tongue," what is Tan's profession?
(a) She is a waitress.
(b) She is an accountant.
(c) She is a stay at home mom.
(d) She is a writer.

4. What seemed to divide most households in Cofer's neighborhood?
(a) The desire to be assimilated into a white culture.
(b) The desire to be back in their homeland.
(c) Who got the remote control for the TV.
(d) Who had to do the dishes at night.

5. Who said, "hair is like life- there is no need to be bound by the past because it can always be changed"?
(a) Aldrich's mother.
(b) Aldrich.
(c) Aldrich's older sister .
(d) Rhonda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Komunyakaa become close with where he works?

2. What does Komunyakaa not tell his co-workers?

3. What does Fadiman think about the possibility of a published book of emails in "Mail"?

4. Who chastises Komunyakaa for keeping his reasoning for leaving a secret?

5. What does McPhee compare his gift to in "Silk Parachute."

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