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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. What does the father serve in "Battleground State Park"?
(a) Fish sticks.
(b) Cheeseburgers.
(c) Lobster tails.
(d) Potato salad.

2. 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) Sometimes fatal.
(c) Inevitable.
(d) A chance to learn.

3. Who wrote "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?
(a) Lisa Brandenburg.
(b) David Hassler.
(c) Dionisio D. Martinez.
(d) Bill Meissner.

4. Who is the author of "Bittersweet"?
(a) Nancy Mairs.
(b) Emma Mellon.
(c) Lavonne J. Adams.
(d) Harriet Jacobs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author tell to write his name on everything that belongs to him in "What the Stones Knew"?

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

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

4. Who wrote "At Home"?

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

(see the answer key)

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