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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: pages 33-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "Dedication"?
(a) Martha Christina.
(b) Sandra Gail Teichmann.
(c) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(d) Jim Natal.

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

3. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Robert Dana.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Hal Sirowitz.
(d) Barbara McCauley.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "Child Proof" is by what author?

2. Who does the author tell to write his name on everything that belongs to him in "What the Stones Knew"?

3. In what poem by David Williams were his ancestors were thrown away as if they were nothing?

4. What is the coat lined with in "My Father's Coat"?

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

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