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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of "and sometimes i hear this song in my head"?
(a) Lisa Brandenburg.
(b) Daisy Zamora.
(c) Martha Christina.
(d) Harriet Jacobs.

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

3. Who does the author tell to write his name on everything that belongs to him in "What the Stones Knew"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daugter.

4. What poem by Peter Sears is included in the collection?
(a) "Silence."
(b) "The Question."
(c) "The Mentalist Leaves the Stage."
(d) "Breath."

5. Who wrote "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Barbara McCauley.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Hal Sirowitz.
(d) Robert Dana.

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

7. Who is the author of "Song of the Prodigal Son"?
(a) Joy Harjo.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Anzar Hitoshi.
(d) Angel Gonzales.

8. Who wrote the poem "Dedication"?
(a) Martha Christina.
(b) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(c) Jim Natal.
(d) Sandra Gail Teichmann.

9. Who is the author of "The Family Car"?
(a) Jenny Browne.
(b) Tom Absher.
(c) Teresa Palomo Acosta.
(d) Kimberly J. Brown.

10. Who does the author meet at a crossroads in "I Myself"?
(a) Himself.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

11. In "What We Want," the author writes, "we all want to be lost, and looked for, and found again and welcomed home in the smoky darkness on any" what?
(a) "Autumn morning."
(b) "Summer night."
(c) "Winter night."
(d) "Spring morning."

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

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

14. Mom threw out the author's what in "Emergency Situation"?
(a) Baseball cards.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Fishing lures
(d) Comic books.

15. Who is the author of "That Was the Summer We Had Animals"?
(a) Bill Meissner.
(b) John Sangster.
(c) Jack Ridl.
(d) Jimmy Santiago Baca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "My Father in the Stacks"?

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

3. Who is the author of "Bittersweet"?

4. Who wrote "Naming"?

5. Who wrote "Shedding Skin"?

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