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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: pages 142-151.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "The Wren"?
(a) Dionisio D. Martinez.
(b) Linda Gregg.
(c) Barbara McCauley.
(d) Emma Mellon.

2. In the poem "Fame," fame does not care what?
(a) Who gets in its way.
(b) Who it destroys.
(c) Who wants it.
(d) Who can't handle it.

3. Who is the author of "That Was the Summer We Had Animals"?
(a) John Sangster.
(b) Jimmy Santiago Baca.
(c) Jack Ridl.
(d) Bill Meissner.

4. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author leaves what behind on an airplane?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her neck pillow.
(d) Her jacket.

5. Who wrote the poem "Mindleaving"?
(a) Andy Young.
(b) Hayan Charara.
(c) Lucille Clifton.
(d) Nuala Archer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem of Memye Curtis Tucker's is included in the collection?

2. Who wrote the poem "Sister"?

3. What does the author find when he flees, trying to stay alone in "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?

4. Who is the author of "Song of the Prodigal Son"?

5. Who is the author of "Letter to an Ancestor"?

(see the answer key)

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