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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 "The Last Dinosaurs," what does the dinosaur say when "they" ask him what it is like?
(a) Having a limb amputated.
(b) Going into space.
(c) Being born in a hospice in flames.
(d) Dying.

2. What do the houses do one by one in "Snow Theory"?
(a) Lose their heating.
(b) Light their trees.
(c) Burn.
(d) Turn off their lights.

3. Which of the following phrases does Vuong identify as toxic in "Old Glory"?
(a) Love hurts.
(b) Stay the course.
(c) Bombshell blonde.
(d) Trim your sails.

4. In "American Legend," who is the passenger in the car?
(a) The father.
(b) The friend.
(c) The speaker.
(d) The mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Snow Theory," what does the speaker say we will always have?

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

3. In "The Last Dinosaurs," why is the dinosaur mad at the human?

4. In "Snow Theory," when was the last time the speaker has killed anything?

5. In "You Guys," what does the speaker have in his bathtub?

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