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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35 - 51.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the author describe his brother's first house in "Weirdly Untitled"?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) New Brunswick, New Jersey.
(c) Lemoyne, Pennsylvania.
(d) New Hope, Pennsylvania.

2. Through what city's airport does the author describe walking in "To Spread the Sweetness of Love"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Denver.
(d) Houston.

3. Who recorded the song "Stay" that is part of the title of an essay in the book?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Prince.
(c) Lisa Loeb.
(d) Michael Jackson.

4. Who wrote the book The Hatred of Poetry?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Rainer Maria Rilke.
(d) Zadie Smith.

5. What is the name of the vegetarian cafe the author's partner opened?
(a) The Beet.
(b) The Fox.
(c) Pulp.
(d) The Flour Sack.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare the size of the brush pile in his yard in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?

2. What movie about the Supreme Court case that banned the ban on interracial marriage does the author describe in "Weirdly Untitled"?

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

4. Who wrote the Duino Elegies?

5. Where does the author say he was going to read poems while being patted down in the airport in "Reading Palms"?

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