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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: pages 22-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What poem did Siv Cedering contribute to the collection?
(a) "The Changeling."
(b) "Silence."
(c) "The Question."
(d) "Driving."

2. Who is the author of "Waking Instructions"?
(a) David Hassler.
(b) Emma Mellon.
(c) Harryette Mullen.
(d) Bill Meissner.

3. "Battleground State Park" is written by whom?
(a) Dionisio D. Martinez.
(b) Martha Christina.
(c) Philip Appleman.
(d) Vittorio Bodini.

4. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author writes, "Losing makes us miserable, startles us awake. It's also" what?
(a) Part of the game.
(b) A chance to learn.
(c) Sometimes fatal.
(d) Inevitable.

5. What does the author find when he flees, trying to stay alone in "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?
(a) Death and fear.
(b) Lies and pain.
(c) Fortune and kindness.
(d) Truth and danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the father serve in "Battleground State Park"?

2. Who wrote "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?

3. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?

4. Whose dad tipped the boat in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?

5. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author leaves what behind on an airplane?

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