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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Dear Sara - Waterline, Pages 22 - 44).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "American Legend," what does the speaker's father tell him to do after having a heart-to heart one night?
(a) Find a new partner.
(b) Leave.
(c) Find a new job.
(d) Write about it.

2. In "The Bull," who does the speaker say is his "god"?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Anger.
(c) Stillness.
(d) Hope.

3. In "Dear Peter," what book does the speaker find in the reading room?
(a) Helios.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(d) Farringdon.

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," why does the speaker say magic is real?
(a) We all disappear.
(b) We all fight.
(c) We all eat.
(d) We all play cards.

5. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is nobody free without first doing?
(a) Winning.
(b) Breaking open.
(c) Hearing someone else for the first time.
(d) Eating.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what does the speaker compare his father's aftershave to?

2. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the speaker eat?

3. In "Skinny Dipping," what does the speaker want to do?

4. In "The Bull," what does the speaker not want the bull to be?

5. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?

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