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

2. In "Künstlerroman," where are some of the places the man in the movie visits?
(a) Fancy settings like mansions.
(b) Schools.
(c) Movie sets.
(d) Empty fields.

3. In "Amazon History of a Former Nail Salon Worker," what are some purchases that reveal the worker's pain?
(a) Heating pads, painkilling pills, and painkilling pads.
(b) Band-aids.
(c) Illegal drug purchases.
(d) Alcohol.

4. In "American Legend," what does the speaker compare his father's aftershave to?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Rise and Shine," what does the speaker compare his mother's face to?

2. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is nobody free without first doing?

3. In "Dear T," what does T know as a boy?

4. In "Not Even," where does the speaker get off of the Amtrak train?

5. In "Reasons for Staying," what is the only thing that rhymes with music?

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