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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 "The Punctum," how does the speaker describe "the skill lodged in the gravedigger's hands"?
(a) As "timeless."
(b) As "the innocents."
(c) As "the original sin."
(d) As often the same one "lodged behind your face."

2. In "Dear Rose," what did the bullies at school used to do to the speaker?
(a) Lock him in the closet.
(b) Cut him.
(c) Put his face in the dirt.
(d) Kick him.

3. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker want his younger self to know?
(a) You can be nothing and still breathing.
(b) You are charming.
(c) You have a future abroad.
(d) You are worthless.

4. In "Tell Me Something Good," what does the speaker's mother's boyfriend smell like?
(a) Beer.
(b) Antifreeze.
(c) Whiskey and oreos.
(d) Chips.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what are some purchases that reveal the worker's pain?

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker do in the streets?

3. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the speaker's "last address"?

4. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," where does the speaker love the world the most?

5. In "Dear Peter," what book does the speaker find in the reading room?

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