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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Attentive Mind: Matriculation Fixation, Ali in Havana, and The Disposable Rocket.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Hodgman testing in her essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?
(a) Different tanning lotions.
(b) Dried oats.
(c) Dog food.
(d) Cat food.

3. Which of the following does Aldrich not mention about her mother's concerns for her hair?
(a) Washing and drying.
(b) Curling.
(c) Cutting.
(d) Dying .

4. Pertaining to "Hair" what does Aldrich associate hair to?
(a) Aldrich's best feature.
(b) Her mother.
(c) A woman's personal identity.
(d) Mammals.

5. Pertaining to the "The Inheritance of Tools," who is Sanders thinking of?
(a) His first baseball coach.
(b) His mom.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two things does Fadiman compare in "Mail"?

2. What was the hope of incorporating the new postage system called "penny post" in "Mail"?

3. What is Fadiman reflecting on in "Mail"?

4. Where does Gates go when he leaves America?

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

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