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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 12: pages 133-141.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who wrote "The Ants Are Using Sticks For Walls"?
(a) Emma Suarez-Baez.
(b) Sandra Gail Teichmann.
(c) Ken Fontenot.
(d) Martha Christina.

3. In "The Higher Reaches," a man gloats that soon he will have nothing to say and will what?
(a) Say it loudly.
(b) Say it without fear.
(c) Stay silent.
(d) Say it perfectly.

4. Who wrote "Shedding Skin"?
(a) Linda Gregg.
(b) Harryette Mullen.
(c) Nancy Mairs.
(d) Maggie Anderson.

5. What poem by Tony Hoagland is included in the collection?
(a) "Breath."
(b) "The Changeling."
(c) "The Question."
(d) "It Was Here."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "At Home"?

2. In "The Colors of Another Home," the author's soul whispers that he is what?

3. What is the name of the narrator's son in "Tough Ride"?

4. Who is the author of "Going Home"?

5. In "The Lost Glove Is Happy," the author loses her glove made where?

(see the answer key)

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