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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: pages 22-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author writes, "Losing makes us miserable, startles us awake. It's also" what?
(a) Part of the game.
(b) A chance to learn.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) Sometimes fatal.

2. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author leaves what behind on an airplane?
(a) Her neck pillow.
(b) Her jacket.
(c) Her purse.
(d) Her watch.

3. What is the coat lined with in "My Father's Coat"?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Plastic.
(c) Dog hair.
(d) Fish scales.

4. Who wrote the poem "Nine"?
(a) Dionisio D. Martinez.
(b) Lavonne J. Adams.
(c) Harryette Mullen.
(d) Amy Adams.

5. Mom threw out the author's what in "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Fishing lures
(d) Comic books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sits in the top bunk late at night in "Nine"?

2. Who wrote the poem "Orange Juice"?

3. Who is the author of "Years of Solitude"?

4. Who wrote "Shedding Skin"?

5. In "The Ants Are Using Sticks For Walls," ten-year-old girls want to be how old?

(see the answer key)

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