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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Dear Sara - Waterline, Pages 22 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Dear Sara," what does the speaker compare his own hands to?
(a) Eyelashes.
(b) Friends.
(c) Monsters.
(d) Bones.

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

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker do with his one short beautiful life?
(a) Give it away.
(b) Spend it on sadness.
(c) Spend it making money.
(d) Lose it on a winning streak.

4. In "Dear Sara," what are none of us children long enough to do?
(a) Enter maturity.
(b) Leave childhood.
(c) Cook for ourselves.
(d) Love it.

5. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker love the world the most?
(a) When he is in love.
(b) When he is close to death.
(c) When he is working.
(d) When he is rock-bottom in his fast car going nowhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker play the piano?

2. In "Dear Peter," where does the speaker think it is safe?

3. In "Rise and Shine," what do the crickets do in first light?

4. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the speaker eat?

5. In "Dear T," why is T smiling as he and the speakers are boys?

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