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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Dear Rose - Woodworking at the End of the World, Pages 96 - 113).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Not Even," what does the speaker want to say to his mother as her body bag is zipped?
(a) Finally.
(b) Godspeed.
(c) Get out of there.
(d) You won.

2. In "Dear Rose," who said you can do anything in a poem?
(a) Peter.
(b) Ben.
(c) Richard.
(d) Ellen.

3. 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) Write about it.
(d) Find a new job.

4. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where does the speaker see his own reflection?
(a) The sky.
(b) A cup of coffee.
(c) The window.
(d) The lake.

5. In "Dear Rose," what did Calvino say human instinct dictates?
(a) To want to establish dominance.
(b) To be sorry when someone dies.
(c) To laugh when someone falls.
(d) To always be hungrier than before.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," why does the speaker say magic is real?

3. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" think the fall will do to him?

4. In "American Legend," what does the dog do after the crash?

5. In "Künstlerroman," what are the lover's clothes returned to them like?

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