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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 "Bittersweet"?
(a) Emma Mellon.
(b) Nancy Mairs.
(c) Harriet Jacobs.
(d) Lavonne J. Adams.

2. Who wrote "The Higher Reaches"?
(a) Nick Flynn.
(b) Ken Fontenot.
(c) Bruce Bennett.
(d) Jack Gilbert.

3. In "The New World," the author stared at the sculpture on the front lawn of what museum?
(a) The Museum of Scince and Indusrtry.
(b) The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
(c) The Guggenheim Museum.
(d) The Montclair Art Museum.

4. In "The Ants Are Using Sticks For Walls," ten-year-old girls want to be how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

5. In "Child Proof," the author writes, "Child is proof We come from somewhere else Where everyone" what?
(a) Walks.
(b) Runs.
(c) Drives.
(d) Flies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poem did Leonard Nathan write in the collection?

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

3. What kind of tree does the author climb in "Leaving the Light On"?

4. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?

5. "What Gets Lost/Lo Que Se Pierde" is written by whom?

(see the answer key)

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