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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Reasons for Staying - Almost Human, Pages 75 - 95).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Nothing," what does Peter's grandmother survive?
(a) The Dustbowl.
(b) The Korean War.
(c) The Holocaust.
(d) The Vietnam War.

2. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where does the speaker see his own reflection?
(a) The sky.
(b) The lake.
(c) The window.
(d) A cup of coffee.

3. In "American Legend," what does the speaker's father tell him to do after having a heart-to heart one night?
(a) Find a new partner.
(b) Leave.
(c) Find a new job.
(d) Write about it.

4. In "Reasons for Staying," what keeps burning in California?
(a) The books.
(b) The sea.
(c) The hills.
(d) The moors.

5. In "Nothing," what do ghosts who are family say?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Mean things.
(c) Lies.
(d) Funny things.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Dear T," why is T smiling as he and the speakers are boys?

2. In "Toy Boat," what are the sparrows "pierced by"?

3. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," what happens when two men walk holding hands into a bar?

4. In "Scavengers," what does the speaker compare himself and his lover to?

5. In "Beautiful Short Loser," why does the speaker say magic is real?

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