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

2. Who wrote "Taking My Son to His First Day of Kindergarten"?
(a) Harryette Mullen.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Anzar Hitoshi.
(d) William Trowbridge.

3. Who sits in the top bunk late at night in "Nine"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jonathan.
(c) Robert.
(d) Benjamin.

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

5. Mom threw out the author's what in "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Underwear.
(b) Baseball cards.
(c) Fishing lures
(d) Comic books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "Nine"?

2. In "Shedding Skin," what does the author rub against?

3. Who is the author of "Song of the Prodigal Son"?

4. Who is the author of "and sometimes i hear this song in my head"?

5. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?

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