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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 "Lens"?
(a) Tom Absher.
(b) Ken Fontenot.
(c) Kimberly J. Brown.
(d) Hayan Charara.

2. In "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule," the author writes, "we also had the righteous ones who worshiped the True Faith, and" what?
(a) "Moses."
(b) "Bible."
(c) "Holy War."
(d) "Crucifixion."

3. In "Hitchhiker," the author sees a hitchhiker on the edge of town that is a pupil who stayed late after school to write loneliness and love where?
(a) In the sand.
(b) In the dirt.
(c) On a tree.
(d) On the chalkboard.

4. 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.

5. In "This Isn't Fair," the author's beloved leaves the room when he asks if she loves him, but he calls her back frantically to give her what?
(a) A book.
(b) An explanation.
(c) A poem.
(d) A ring.

6. "Today I'll Sit Still" is written by whom?
(a) Jimmy Santiago Baca.
(b) Hayan Charara.
(c) Ernesto Trejo.
(d) Jack Myers.

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

8. 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) "Spring morning."
(d) "Winter night."

9. When did the author lay out school supplies in "Bittersweet"?
(a) Every two weeks.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Just before Christmas.
(d) Each August.

10. "Last-Minute Message for a Time Capsule" is written by whom?
(a) Kimberly J. Brown.
(b) Herberto Padilla.
(c) Philip Appleman.
(d) Angel Gonzales.

11. In "Stranded," the beloved's name drips from the author's what?
(a) Nose.
(b) Eyelashes.
(c) Ear.
(d) Chin.

12. Donna Leed's untitled poem talks of how she never saw the road between her house and her grandmother's house why?
(a) The headlights went dim.
(b) She always fell asleep in the car.
(c) It was snow covered.
(d) It was flooded.

13. In "Travelling Light," the author wants "nothing more anymore only wind stroking waves onto" what?
(a) "Sandy beaches."
(b) "A mangrove forest."
(c) "A distant shore."
(d) "Jagged rocks."

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

15. "Mother's Day" was written by whom?
(a) Lisa Ruth Shulman.
(b) Roger Jones.
(c) Sandra Gail Teichmann.
(d) Daisy Zamora.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the Introduction by Naomi Shihab Nye, the author writes, "Losing makes us miserable, startles us awake. It's also" what?

3. In "The Higher Reaches," a man gloats that soon he will have nothing to say and will what?

4. Who wrote "At Home"?

5. Who wrote "Shedding Skin"?

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