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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface - Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote New Jim Crow?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Jena Osman.
(c) Michelle Alexander.
(d) Derek Walcott.

2. What was the first day the author skipped in writing an essay, according to his narrative in "Blowing it Off"?
(a) Day 7.
(b) Day 6.
(c) Day 4.
(d) Day 9.

3. Where is the letterpress that the author co-owns with Boogie described in "Nicknames"?
(a) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(b) Lubbock, Texas.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Oxford, Mississippi.

4. What is the flower colored mostly that the author describes in "Flower in the Curb"?
(a) Red.
(b) Pink.
(c) Blue.
(d) White.

5. What birthday is the author describing experiencing in "My Birthday, Kinda"?
(a) His 40th birthday.
(b) His 42nd birthday.
(c) His 44th birthday.
(d) His 43rd birthday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was the author's friend that lived across from the graveyard and was later murdered in the essay "Flower in the Curb"?

3. Where did the author's parents meet?

4. With what disease had Walt been diagnosed seven years prior, according to the author in "Remission Still"?

5. What kind of car does the author describe his father driving in "Inefficiency"?

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