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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Williams say about deer being overpopulated in "The Killing Game"?
(a) They are overpopulated because of a fertilizer farmers use.
(b) Deer are only overpopulated because they killed the wolves that hunt them.
(c) They eat too much.
(d) They breed too much.

2. What does Talese say about Ali in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) He was hot headed.
(b) He was a loud, argumentative man.
(c) He was a drunk, but a good boxer.
(d) He was a soft spoken man and usually only spoke to those close to him.

3. What happened to Dickerson's nephew Johnny in "Who Shot Johnny?"?
(a) He fell from a tree.
(b) He was shot and killed.
(c) He jumped into a pool head first and was paralyzed.
(d) He was shot and paralyzed.

4. 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"?
(a) She had dog breath.
(b) A large vein in her morsels.
(c) A foul odor.
(d) Her stomach's reaction to the food.

5. Who admired Castro, according to Talese in "Ali in Havana"?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Muhummud Ali.
(c) Mike Tyson.
(d) Liberals.

6. Who was lynched in 1999 according to Rushdy in "Exquisite Corpse"
(a) Chrish Byrd.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) James Byrd.
(d) Bird Jones.

7. What does Updike say that men think about their bodies?
(a) It is very masculine.
(b) It is very hard.
(c) It is an art form.
(d) It is very forgettable.

8. What adjective would NOT be best used to describe a utilitarian person in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
(a) Selfless.
(b) Happy.
(c) Giving.
(d) Selfish.

9. Who is William O. Douglas to Conroy in "Think About It"?
(a) His mentor.
(b) A Supreme Court Justice and a friend.
(c) His boss.
(d) His father figure.

10. What does Kincaid say about England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?
(a) That it has good tea.
(b) That it is part of her and her nation's identity.
(c) That it taxes too much.
(d) That it has great weather.

11. What complicated process is Conroy discussing in "Think About It"?
(a) How to make homemade biscuits.
(b) The process in which we learn.
(c) The process of traveling to Europe from America .
(d) The process of building a car.

12. What is Hearne's profession in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?
(a) Animal trainer.
(b) Bus driver.
(c) Veteraniarian.
(d) Dog catcher.

13. What ethical system is Singer addressing in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?
(a) Utilitarianism .
(b) Transcendentalism.
(c) Progressive.
(d) Pragmatic.

14. What magazine is mentioned having a cartoon that is equivalent to shouting fire in "Shouting Fire!"?
(a) Spin.
(b) Hustler.
(c) Cosmoplolitan.
(d) Rolling Stone.

15. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) The way people drive.
(b) The way American's see environmental problems.
(c) The way we recycle.
(d) The way we eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose rights does Hearne compare to that of humans in "What's Wrong With Animal Rights?"?

2. According to the essay, "Exquisite Corpse" when was lynching prevalent?

3. What does Kincaid recall being forced to memorize in school in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

4. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?

5. What does Singer say about the money would be spent on, that is not given to helping the poor in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

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