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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: pages 45-57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Almost Evenly Divided"?
(a) Harriet Jacobs.
(b) Naomi Shihab Nye.
(c) Emma Suarez-Baez.
(d) Sandra Gail Teichmann.

2. When did the author lay out school supplies in "Bittersweet"?
(a) Just before Christmas.
(b) Each August.
(c) Every two weeks.
(d) New Years Day.

3. In "Drifter, Owl, Mouse," the mouse prays inside what?
(a) A tree trunk.
(b) A rock outcropping.
(c) The owl's talon's.
(d) The owl's beak.

4. What poem did Leonard Nathan write in the collection?
(a) "Driving."
(b) "Kind."
(c) "The Changeling."
(d) "It Was Here."

5. What can the author remember clearly of the children of his first grade class in "First Grade"?
(a) Their stories.
(b) Their names.
(c) Their faces.
(d) Their handwriting.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule" is written by whom?

2. Who does the author meet at a crossroads in "I Myself"?

3. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author writes, "Losing makes us miserable, startles us awake. It's also" what?

4. What does the father serve in "Battleground State Park"?

5. Who is the author of "Song of the Prodigal Son"?

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