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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 wrote "Almost Evenly Divided"?
(a) Sandra Gail Teichmann.
(b) Naomi Shihab Nye.
(c) Emma Suarez-Baez.
(d) Harriet Jacobs.

2. Who wrote "I Give You Back"?
(a) Tina Letcher.
(b) Jane Hirshfield.
(c) Joy Harjo.
(d) Nicanor Parra.

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

4. What is the coat lined with in "My Father's Coat"?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Fish scales.
(c) Dog hair.
(d) Plastic.

5. Who wrote the poem, "So Far"?
(a) Naomi Shihab Nye.
(b) Lucille Clifton.
(c) Kimberly J. Brown.
(d) Maggie Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Ants Are Using Sticks For Walls," ten-year-old girls want to be how old?

2. What kind of store does the cashier work at in "Work"?

3. For whom is the poem "On the Suicide of a Young Boy I Did Not Know" written?

4. Who is the author of "That Was the Summer We Had Animals"?

5. Who wrote the poem "Sister"?

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