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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 "Dear T," what does the speaker say the birds are?
(a) Holes in the gunshot sky.
(b) Feelings.
(c) Harbingers.
(d) Distractions.

2. In "Rise and Shine," where does the speaker's mother work?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) A warehouse.
(c) A law office.
(d) A nail salon.

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," where does the speaker leave some blood?
(a) On his scarf.
(b) On the grass.
(c) On his jeans.
(d) On the bone-colored fence.

4. What does the speaker remember doing with his mother in the snow in "Snow Theory"?
(a) Making an angel.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Drinking hot chocolate.
(d) Crying.

5. In "You Guys," what does the speaker swear to do at the end of the poem?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Love more fiercely than before.
(c) Cry.
(d) Leave the place spotless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the fall actually do to the speaker in "Skinny Dipping"?

2. In "You Guys," what does the speaker apologize for "only" being useful in?

3. In "Dear Peter," where does the speaker think it is safe?

4. What does the speaker see in the snow in "Snow Theory"?

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

(see the answer key)

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