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
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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
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On what kinds of people do the lyrics focus?
_____a. selfish people
_____b. lonely people
_____c. devoted Christians
_____d. war mongers
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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
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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
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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
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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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