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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 15: pages 161-170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "Drifter, Owl, Mouse"?
(a) Anzar Hitoshi.
(b) Harryette Mullen.
(c) Harriet Jacobs.
(d) Ken Fontenot.

2. Whose dad tipped the boat in "The Father, Who Could Not Swim"?
(a) Robertson's.
(b) Kaufman's.
(c) Ashley's.
(d) Johnson's.

3. Who wrote "Leaving the Light On"?
(a) Lucille Clifton.
(b) Alastair Reid.
(c) Philip Appleman.
(d) Jack Myers.

4. In "Year's End," the author writes, "Otherwise, not much has happened; we fell in love again, finding that one red feather on" what?
(a) The hawk.
(b) The river.
(c) The wind.
(d) The chicken.

5. What does the author find when he flees, trying to stay alone in "Simple Song of Being Oneself"?
(a) Fortune and kindness.
(b) Lies and pain.
(c) Death and fear.
(d) Truth and danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Other Lives" is by what author?

2. Who is the author of "Going Home"?

3. When did the author lay out school supplies in "Bittersweet"?

4. What poem by Haas H. Mroue is included in the collection?

5. "A Serenade" is written by whom?

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