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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. What gets lost in the dark in "Dedication"?
(a) A child.
(b) Poems.
(c) A dog.
(d) Shoes.

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. What kind of tree does the author climb in "Leaving the Light On"?
(a) Apple tree.
(b) Redwood tree.
(c) Cherry tree.
(d) Pine tree.

4. Who wrote "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?
(a) David Hassler.
(b) Barbara McCauley.
(c) Vittorio Bodini.
(d) Philip Appleman.

5. Who wrote "What the Stones Knew"?
(a) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(b) Anzar Hitoshi.
(c) Robert Dana.
(d) Harryette Mullen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of "Lens"?

2. In "Naming," the author has lost the meaning of words, but she still knows the meaning of sugar and what?

3. "Battleground State Park" is written by whom?

4. Who is the author of "Bittersweet"?

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

(see the answer key)

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