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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 52 - 68.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What store does the author describe the woman exiting with her kids in "Lily on the Pants"?
(a) Wal-Mart.
(b) Holiday Market.
(c) Target.
(d) Salvation Army.

3. What book by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, and Shlomo Angel does the author cite in "Public Lying Down"?
(a) The Lost Years.
(b) A Pattern Language.
(c) No One Knows My Name.
(d) The Underground.

4. Where does the author describe the scene in "Lily on the Pants"?
(a) New Hope, Pennsylvania.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Bershires, Massachusetts.
(d) Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What birthday is the author describing experiencing in "My Birthday, Kinda"?

2. Where did the author's parents meet?

3. What is the name of the vegetarian cafe the author's partner opened?

4. What restaurant chain does the author reference with the pancake breakfast special "Delight Stack" (107) in "Stacking Delights"?

5. What is the author's favorite bird, described in "Stacking Delights"?

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