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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. In what poem by David Williams were his ancestors were thrown away as if they were nothing?
(a) "Kind."
(b) "Silence."
(c) "Breath."
(d) "Driving."

2. In "Shedding Skin," what does the author rub against?
(a) A rock.
(b) A tree.
(c) A glacier.
(d) A bear.

3. Who wrote the poem titled "Sudden"?
(a) Jack Myers.
(b) Vern Rutsala.
(c) Nick Flynn.
(d) Naomi Shihab Nye.

4. In "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule," the author writes, "we also had the righteous ones who worshiped the True Faith, and" what?
(a) "Bible."
(b) "Crucifixion."
(c) "Moses."
(d) "Holy War."

5. "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule" is written by whom?
(a) Philip Appleman.
(b) Kimberly J. Brown.
(c) Angel Gonzales.
(d) Herberto Padilla.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Mother's Day" was written by whom?

2. Who is the author of "Drifter, Owl, Mouse"?

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

4. Whose dad tipped the boat in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?

5. In "Child Proof," the author writes, "Child is proof We come from somewhere else Where everyone" what?

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