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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 "Almost Evenly Divided," the author's life is nearly evenly divided between being Puerto-Rican and a what?
(a) Chicagoan.
(b) San Franciscan.
(c) New Yorker.
(d) Bostonian.

2. Who wrote the poem "Orange Juice"?
(a) Robert Dana.
(b) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(c) Herberto Padilla.
(d) Amy Adams.

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

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

5. Who is the author of "The New Blade"?
(a) Anzar Hitoshi.
(b) Jim Natal.
(c) Hal Sirowitz.
(d) Barbara McCauley.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote "Shedding Skin"?

3. Who wrote the poem "Nine"?

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

5. What poem did Siv Cedering contribute to the collection?

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