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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 "Reasons for Staying," what does the speaker's mother apply before heading to chemo?
(a) A coat.
(b) A scarf.
(c) Lipstick.
(d) Blush.

2. In "Not Even," what does the speaker decide he wants from now on at the end of the poem?
(a) Heartache.
(b) Stillness.
(c) Joy.
(d) Fame.

3. In "Dear Sara," what does Sara look out at at the end of the poem?
(a) Leafless trees.
(b) Ants.
(c) Clouds.
(d) Hens.

4. In "Ars Poetica as the Maker," what book of the Bible does Vuong quote from?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Aftermath.
(c) Corinthians.
(d) Revelations.

5. In "No One Knows the Way to Heaven," where did Evan shoot himself?
(a) His sister's chicken coop.
(b) The mall.
(c) His bedroom.
(d) The school.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "American Legend," who is the passenger in the car?

2. In "Künstlerroman," who does the man in the movie end up being?

3. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is everywhere inside the speaker's head?

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

5. What does the speaker compare childhood to in "Dear Peter"?

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