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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Reasons for Staying - Almost Human, Pages 75 - 95).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Nothing," whose recipe is the bread recipe?
(a) The speaker's mother's.
(b) The speaker's.
(c) Peter's grandmother's.
(d) The neighbor's.

2. In "Rise and Shine," what do the crickets do in first light?
(a) Unhinge their jaws.
(b) Eat.
(c) Dream.
(d) Sleep.

3. In "Dear Sara," how old is Sara?
(a) 32.
(b) 19.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

4. In "Dear T," what does the speaker say the birds are?
(a) Feelings.
(b) Holes in the gunshot sky.
(c) Harbingers.
(d) Distractions.

5. In "Reasons for Staying," what does the speaker's mother apply before heading to chemo?
(a) A coat.
(b) Lipstick.
(c) A scarf.
(d) Blush.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Last Dinosaurs," why is the dinosaur mad at the human?

2. In "Reasons for Staying," what does a blade of brown rye multiplied by thousands create?

3. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?

4. In "Ars Poetica as the Maker," what does the speaker dip his fingers back into?

5. What is each wave in "Toy Boat" like?

(see the answer key)

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