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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 "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker compare his mother's face to?
(a) A star.
(b) A gem.
(c) A flame.
(d) A thumbprint left over from whose god?

2. In "American Legend," where does the speaker go after the crash?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To his friend's house.
(c) To the city.
(d) To the countryside.

3. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what is the first indication that the worker is undergoing cancer treatment?
(a) Chemo anti-nausea medication.
(b) A book about chemo.
(c) "Chemo-glam cotton headscarf."
(d) Chemo injection syringes.

4. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker say he is?
(a) Silliness.
(b) Lies.
(c) All talk and a French tuck.
(d) Gloss.

5. In "Künstlerroman," what is one tragic scene the speaker revisits?
(a) A lynching.
(b) A fire in his old apartment.
(c) A car accident.
(d) His son's funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Reasons for Staying," by what light does the speaker read his books?

2. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what painkiller does the worker buy?

3. In "Rise and Shine," where does the speaker's mother work?

4. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker's mother's boyfriend smell like?

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

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