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

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

3. Who does the author tell to write his name on everything that belongs to him in "What the Stones Knew"?
(a) His daugter.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His son.

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

5. Whose dad tipped the boat in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?
(a) Johnson's.
(b) Kaufman's.
(c) Ashley's.
(d) Robertson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "Orange Juice"?

2. Who does the author meet at a crossroads in "I Myself"?

3. What is the coat lined with in "My Father's Coat"?

4. Who wrote the poem "Dedication"?

5. Who is the author of the poem "I Myself"?

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