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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote A Room of One's Own?
(a) C.D. Wright.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Brian Blanchfield.
(d) Zadie Smith.

2. Who does the author describe as his partner in "Inefficiency"?
(a) Emily.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Amelia.
(d) Stephanie.

3. To what does the author compare the size of the brush pile in his yard in "Among the Rewards of My Sloth..."?
(a) A Volvo station wagon.
(b) A Cadillac Escalade.
(c) A train car.
(d) A house.

4. Where did the author's father work at Red Barn, according to hsi narrative in "The Negreeting"?
(a) Youngstown.
(b) Corsica.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Hot Springs.

5. How far along does the author say he is in this delight project in "Stacking Delights"?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 8 months.

6. The hotel described by the author in "Beast Mode" is said to be on Eighth Street between what avenues?
(a) Fourth and Fifth.
(b) Sixth and Seventh.
(c) Fifth and Sixth.
(d) Eighth and Ninth.

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

8. What song is described in "Donny Hathaway on Pandora"?
(a) "Come Back as a Flower."
(b) "Myself."
(c) "LSD."
(d) "For All We Know."

9. What friend does the author describe meeting in "Hickories"?
(a) Andrew.
(b) Pat.
(c) Paul.
(d) Michael.

10. Who is the author of the essay "Joy" that is described in "Joy is Such a Human Madness"?
(a) Ben Lerner.
(b) Michelle Alexander.
(c) Jena Osman.
(d) Zadie Smith.

11. Who is the author's friend that has been writing a book about innocence, according to his essay "The Negreeting"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Walt.
(c) Abdel.
(d) Pat.

12. Who was the author's friend that lived across from the graveyard and was later murdered in the essay "Flower in the Curb"?
(a) Roger Wilson.
(b) Don Belton.
(c) Jason Harris.
(d) Jack Morris.

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

14. What season does the author describe it being the first day of in "Infinity"?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

15. Who wrote the book of essays titled Proxies?
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) C.D. Wright.
(c) Brian Blanchfield.
(d) Ben Lerner.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the book of essays titled Calamities?

2. What kind of cuttings does the author describe smuggling in "Transplanting"?

3. Where does the author describe walking back to his lodging in a castle in "Blowing it Off"?

4. What is the first bird the author describes seeing being fed in "Bird Feeding"?

5. What word does the author use to describe the smell of the train cafe in "The Sanctity of Trains"?

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