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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Edgar Allen Poe.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Poe call Longfellow?
(a) An ignoramus.
(b) A shyster.
(c) A plagiarist.
(d) A thief.

2. What does Williams say that people of color excel at, more so than any white person?
(a) Cleanliness and picking out beautiful fabrics to wear.
(b) Singing jazz music and spirituals.
(c) Dancing and playing sports.
(d) Cooking and planning a gourmet menu.

3. What quality does Williams admire in the woman who lives in the "ramshackle castle" by the railroad tracks?
(a) Her courage.
(b) Her creativity.
(c) Her musical ability.
(d) Her religious devotion.

4. What is the overall tone of Williams' remarks about the Puritans?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Wonder.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Contempt.

5. Who does the narrator say that the Puritans went on to persecute later?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) The atheists.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The Quakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jones say he reacted to the damage incurred by the Bon Homme Richard?

2. What explanation does the narrator give for the Puritans' lack of imagination?

3. What is Williams trying to tell the reader about Columbus when he quotes details about how harrowing the storms at sea during Columbus' voyages were?

4. What title does the narrator give Raleigh?

5. What reason does the narrator give for believing that Americans have trouble understanding their own national character?

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