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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Public Sphere: Who Shot Johnny?, Who We Are, What's Wrong With Animal Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Tan's way of developing her English language unusual in the work, "Mother Tongue"?
(a) She stayed after school and worked with her teacher.
(b) She learned to speak different forms in different contexts.
(c) Her mother taught her.
(d) She went to a Chinese school, but their English program was great.

2. What happened to the boy Ehrlich referred to in her essay, "Spring"?
(a) He moved away to another town.
(b) He died from cancer.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He died in a car accident.

3. What gift did McPhee's mom give him?
(a) A toy airplane.
(b) A cute outfit with fire trucks on them.
(c) A toy firetruck.
(d) A silk parachute.

4. What does Sanders say about a tool verses a machine in "The Inheritance of Tools'?
(a) A tool is easier to use than a machine.
(b) A tool relies heavily on the person who yields it.
(c) A machine does more efficient work than a tool.
(d) A tool is cheaper than a machine.

5. Who has the worst hair of Aldrich's family?
(a) Aldrich.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Aldrich's youngest sister.
(d) Her older sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Quechan stone monument in "The Stone Horse"?

2. What is Halberstam discussing in his essay, "Who Are We"?

3. How did Accawi's village become part of the global community?

4. What does Updike say about the female in "The Disposable Rocket"?

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

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