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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 69 - 85.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) Grignano.
(b) Edinburgh.
(c) Umbertide.
(d) Veytaux.

2. When is the author's birthday?
(a) May 14.
(b) July 7.
(c) August 1.
(d) September 3.

3. Who wrote the book Negroland?
(a) Zadie Smith.
(b) Derek Walcott.
(c) Margo Jefferson.
(d) Ben Lerner.

4. What movie starring Sean Penn was the author trying to find with his mother in the essay "Ghost"?
(a) Dead Man Walking.
(b) Mystic River.
(c) I Am Sam.
(d) Milk.

5. Who wrote the book The Poet, The Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, A Wedding in St. Roch, The Big Box Store, The Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire and All?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Philippe Petit.
(c) Ben Lerner.
(d) Paolo Sorrentino.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?

2. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?

3. What was tested on Vertus Hardiman?

4. From a poem by whom does the author describe learning that pigs cannot look up in "Found Things"?

5. What phrase is denoted in all-caps in "Stacking Delights"?

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