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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Dear Rose - Woodworking at the End of the World, Pages 96 - 113).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Not Even," where does the speaker get off of the Amtrak train?
(a) Missoula.
(b) Helena.
(c) Indianapolis.
(d) San Francisco.

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

3. In "Not Even," what does the woman on the train bring to the speaker?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) Tea.

4. In "Beautiful Short Loser," what is nobody free without first doing?
(a) Winning.
(b) Eating.
(c) Hearing someone else for the first time.
(d) Breaking open.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Scavengers," who does the fisherman become at the end of the poem?

2. In "The Bull," who does the speaker say is his "god"?

3. In "Künstlerroman," what are the lover's clothes returned to them like?

4. In "Künstlerroman," what is the street the speaker's car crashed on?

5. In "Not Even," what does the speaker want to say to his mother as her body bag is zipped?

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