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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6: pages 58-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "Drifter, Owl, Mouse," the mouse prays inside what?
(a) The owl's talon's.
(b) The owl's beak.
(c) A tree trunk.
(d) A rock outcropping.

3. What can the author remember clearly of the children of his first grade class in "First Grade"?
(a) Their handwriting.
(b) Their faces.
(c) Their stories.
(d) Their names.

4. In "The Higher Reaches," a man gloats that soon he will have nothing to say and will what?
(a) Say it loudly.
(b) Say it perfectly.
(c) Stay silent.
(d) Say it without fear.

5. 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) Part of the game.
(d) A chance to learn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Drifter, Owl, Mouse"?

2. Who wrote the poem titled "Sudden"?

3. Who wrote the poem "Orange Juice"?

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

5. In what poem by David Williams were his ancestors were thrown away as if they were nothing?

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