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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What American obsession does Queenan discuss in "Matriculation Fixation"?
(a) The status of a top-tier university.
(b) Money.
(c) Going green.
(d) Health care.

3. Who was brutally murdered in 1955 in "Exquisite Corpse"?
(a) Emmett Till .
(b) Eli Whitney.
(c) Tim White .
(d) Emmit Smith.

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

5. What does Berry think the problem with American's is in "In Distrust of Movements"?
(a) American's are obese.
(b) Lack of desire to go green.
(c) Lack of knowledge on how we obtain our resources.
(d) Lack of knowledge on increasing efficiency.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Halberstam, between what events does America go to slumber in "Who We Are"?

2. What does Conroy realize after meeting with Judge Hand in "Think About It"?

3. What does Williams think of the hunters reasoning to hunt in "The Killing Game"?

4. What issue is Berry criticizing in "In Distrust of Movements"?

5. What was the result on the chicken and beef in "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event happened that made Americans want to return to that slumber of isolation in "Who We Are"?

2. What is utilitarianism according to Singer in "The Singer Solution to World Poverty"?

3. What two things is Wills comparing in "The Dramaturgy of Death"?

4. What does Williams say about the reasons hunters give for hunting in the essay "The Killing Game"?

5. Describe the tone of Hodgman's essay "No Wonder They Call Me a Bitch,"

6. Describe what Berry's issue with the American people is in "In Distrust of Movements."

7. Describe Convoy's realization about 'sixths' in "Think About It."

8. What is Kincaid's attitude towards England in "On Seeing England for the First Time"?

9. Explain Hearne's reasons for the differences of human rights to those of a dog in the essay "What's Wrong With Animal Rights"?

10. Describe what Queenan thinks about American universities in "Matriculation Fixation"."

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