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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. What is Old Glory a nickname for in the poem by the same title?
(a) A car.
(b) A hitman.
(c) The American flag.
(d) The cumberbund.

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker do in the streets?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Eat.
(c) Shoots someone.
(d) Play air guitar.

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what does the speaker say the past tense always is?
(a) Shorter.
(b) Angrier.
(c) More vague.
(d) Longer.

4. What does the fall actually do to the speaker in "Skinny Dipping"?
(a) Makes him real.
(b) Makes him respected.
(c) Makes him sad.
(d) Makes him honest.

5. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker compare his mother's face to?
(a) A star.
(b) A gem.
(c) A thumbprint left over from whose god?
(d) A flame.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," what is the speaker taking his dog for?

2. In "Dear Sara," how old is Sara?

3. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker say he will do when the flood comes?

4. What does the speaker in "Skinny Dipping" keep?

5. In "You Guys," what does the speaker say it is hard to tell from breathing?

(see the answer key)

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