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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: pages 33-44.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Naomi Shihab Nye live?
(a) Flagstaff, Arizona.
(b) Pueblo, Colorado.
(c) San Antonio, Texas.
(d) Salt Lake City, Utah.

3. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Hal Sirowitz.
(b) Barbara McCauley.
(c) Herberto Padilla.
(d) Robert Dana.

4. Who is the author of "and sometimes i hear this song in my head"?
(a) Martha Christina.
(b) Harriet Jacobs.
(c) Daisy Zamora.
(d) Lisa Brandenburg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author writes, "Losing makes us miserable, startles us awake. It's also" what?

2. Mom threw out the author's what in "Emergency Situation"?

3. In "Waking Instructions," the author writes that one should allow oneself to be different, but it will feel like falling attached to what?

4. Who wrote "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?

5. Who wrote "First Grade"?

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