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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) Leave.
(b) Find a new job.
(c) Write about it.
(d) Find a new partner.

2. In "Dear Sara," what do the ants lead back to?
(a) Stone tablets.
(b) Food.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

3. In "The Last Prom Queen in Antarctica," what does the speaker "cut his teeth on"?
(a) Cheese.
(b) The "good sin."
(c) Meat.
(d) Sorrow.

4. In "The Last Dinosaurs," why is the dinosaur mad at the human?
(a) He spent too much money.
(b) He never wanted "more."
(c) He destroyed the earth.
(d) He won.

5. In "Dear Sara," what are none of us children long enough to do?
(a) Enter maturity.
(b) Leave childhood.
(c) Cook for ourselves.
(d) Love it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara look out at at the end of the poem?

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

4. In "The Last Dinosaurs," what was the dinosaur made to do?

5. What does the speaker wear that belongs to Peter in "Dear Peter"?

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