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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Almost Evenly Divided," the author's life is nearly evenly divided between being Puerto-Rican and a what?
(a) San Franciscan.
(b) New Yorker.
(c) Chicagoan.
(d) Bostonian.

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

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

4. Who wrote "Hitchhiker"?
(a) Lucille Clifton.
(b) Jack Ridl.
(c) Jimmy Santiago Baca.
(d) James Baker Hall.

5. Who wrote "Naming"?
(a) Roger Jones.
(b) Nancy Mairs.
(c) James Baker Hall.
(d) Lucille Clifton.

6. "What Gets Lost/Lo Que Se Pierde" is written by whom?
(a) Kimberly J. Brown.
(b) Jimmy Santiago Baca.
(c) John Sangster.
(d) Alastair Reid.

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

8. In "The New World," the author stared at the sculpture on the front lawn of what museum?
(a) The Guggenheim Museum.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(c) The Montclair Art Museum.
(d) The Museum of Scince and Indusrtry.

9. "Other Lives" is by what author?
(a) Vern Rutsala.
(b) Hayan Charara.
(c) John Sangster.
(d) Maggie Anderson.

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

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

12. Who wrote "Leaving the Light On"?
(a) Lucille Clifton.
(b) Philip Appleman.
(c) Alastair Reid.
(d) Jack Myers.

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

14. "Mother's Day" was written by whom?
(a) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(b) Roger Jones.
(c) Sandra Gail Teichmann.
(d) Daisy Zamora.

15. Who wrote "At Home"?
(a) Linda Gregg.
(b) Vittorio Bodini.
(c) Jack Ridl.
(d) Sandra Gail Teichmann.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem by Peter Sears is included in the collection?

2. Who wrote the poem "Orange Juice"?

3. What poem did Siv Cedering contribute to the collection?

4. Who wrote the poem "Dedication"?

5. Where does Naomi Shihab Nye live?

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