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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the one thing Grealy craved and completely lacked?

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

3. Pertaining to "Book Marks" what parallel is McClanahan making to her own life story?

4. What does Tan realize after becoming a renowned writer in "Mother Tongue"?

5. What does Frazier think of recreation for adults in his essay "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the style of historical references to time related to the closeness of Accawi's village?

2. What does Gates recall about Nat King Cole in "In the Kitchen"?

3. Describe Cofer's father from "Silent Dancing."

4. If you were Cofer, would you want to have the comfort of having a small neighborhood full of people from your native country?

5. Explain McPhee's connection to the parachute from the "Silk Parachute."

6. In "The Turning Point," describe Petit's desire to make tight roping an art form.

7. What does Accawi think about his village becoming a global community in "The Telephone"?

8. In "Mirrorings," why does Grealy realize she has had anxiety over her disfigurement?

9. Describe what Frazier did with his friends as a child in the essay, "A Lovely Sort of Lower Purpose."

10. Why do you think McClanahan was so willing to ignore her husband's infidelities from the essay "Book Marks"? What acts of hers show it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Exquisite Corpse," by Ashraf Rushdy discusses the photography of African Americans that had been lynched. If James Byrd's lynching had been photographed, how would the country's reaction have compared to the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Williams' reasons to denounce modern day hunting practices in "The Killing Game." How is her argument beneficial or not beneficial to humans?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think Philip Petit from "Turning Point" would say to David Rahm from "The Stunt Pilot"? Consider the risks and artistry in each of their professions.

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