From idea to essay a rhetoric, Reader, and Handbook Eleventh Edition Jo Ray McCuen



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Quiz

1. In what city is the laundromat located?

_____a. Miami

_____b. Detroit

_____c. San Juan

_____d. New York


2. The clothes are transferred in a “swooping motion”

_____a. from the pushcarts to the tables for folding.

_____b. from the tables to scales for weighing.

_____c. from the washers to the dryers for drying.

_____d. from one person to the next to speed up the work.
3. The laundromat smells of

_____a. dirty clothes.

_____b. soap and heat.

_____c. lavender water.

_____d. worn sneakers.
4. What is the constant number of people in the laundromat?

_____a. about twenty

_____b. about five

_____c. about sixty

_____d. about a dozen


  1. Which of the following is NOT part of the Japanese boy’s load of

laundry?

_____a. a pair of Levis

_____b. a lacy slip

_____c. ruffled nightgown

_____d. embroidered rose buds




CHAPTER TEN
Example


We're Poor
Floyd Dell

Quiz



1. The narrator’s father was home every day because

_____ a. he was seriously ill.

_____ b. the mother was working and he took care of the children.

_____ c. he was lazy and irresponsible.

_____ d. he was out of a job.

2. The little yellow envelope was to contain



_____ a. money for the poor.

_____ b. a Christmas wish list.

_____ c. verses from the Bible.

_____ d. a letter to the government.
3. What did the narrator whisper into the darkness?

_____ a. “I'm going to be President of the United States.”

_____ b. “When I grow up, I'm going to be rich.”

_____ c. “We're poor.”

_____ d. “I want to go to school.”

4. The narrator’s Christmas stocking contained a

_____ a. shiny new bicycle.

_____ b. bag of popcorn and a pencil.

_____ c. five dollar bill.

_____ d. book by Charles Dickens.
5. The narrative ends with the words,

_____ a. “I didn't want anything.”

_____ b. “I hated rich people.”

_____ c. “I vowed to get a college education.”

_____ d. “I felt sorry for my parents.”
Eleanor Rigby
John Lennon and Paul McCartney

quiz



  1. On what kinds of people do the lyrics focus?

_____a. selfish people

_____b. lonely people

_____c. devoted Christians

_____d. war mongers




  1. Where does Eleanor Rigby keep her face?

_____a. in front of the dirty mirror

_____b. always facing the North

_____c. hidden behind her hands

_____d. in a jar by the side of the door




  1. What two activities preoccupy Father McKenzie?

_____a. writing sermons and darning his socks

_____b. riding a bicycle to town and buying tomatoes

_____c. grooming his dog and petting his cat

_____d. taking confession from imaginary people




  1. When Eleanor Rigby died, what was buried along with her?

_____a. her pearl necklace

_____b. her diary

_____c. Father McKenzie’s photo

_____d. her name




  1. The lyricist wonders

_____a. where all the lonely people come from.

_____b. why Eleanor Rigby was never married.

_____c. if Eleanor Rigby and Father McKenzie will go to heaven.

_____d. how much society is to blame for the fate of individuals.


How Near Death is a Near Death Experience?
Catherine Houck

QUIZ



1. Which of the following is common when people are near death?

_____ a. They are eager to return to normal life.

_____ b. They feel sad and lonely.

_____ c. They see a brilliant light.

_____ d. They climb a tall mountain.
2. Which of these is NOT a result of a near death experience?

_____a. a woman who had a hysterectomy

_____b. a man hit by a lightning bolt

_____c. a woman hooked up backward to a ventilator

_____d. a college student taking a drug overdose
3. According to the essay,

______a. NDEs are made up and thus untrue.

______b. NDEs are worthy of scientific study.

______c. NDEs are proof of the existence of God.

______d. NDEs are most likely to occur in church.
4. After a near death experience, many people

_____ a. are different from what they were before the experience.

______b. see medical doctors as the most loving professionals.

______c. give all of their money to the poor.

______d. want to remain single or get divorced.
5. According to Diane Sawyer, about all that’s clear is that

_____a. pain killers cause the near death experience.

______b. neither science nor religion can explain the NDE.

______c. the NDE is worse for children than grownups.

______d. all of us fade into darkness when we are near death.
What I’ve Learned From Men
Barbara Ehrenreich



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