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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the character in "Hill Country" revealed to be?
(a) An angel.
(b) God.
(c) Abraham.
(d) A woodsman.

2. As the angels speak, the speaker dares to look at them and sees what?
(a) Both have long, flowing hair.
(b) Both are smiling with brilliant white teeth.
(c) One has teeth worn down to almost nothing.
(d) One has a halo.

3. What causes the speaker in "Wade in the Water" painful grief?
(a) The woman going to each stranger saying, "I love you" and meaning it.
(b) The fear in everyone's eyes.
(c) The river in which people wade.
(d) The people in chains.

4. In "Garden of Eden," why does the narrator's arm get sore?
(a) From playing on a jungle gym.
(b) From flagging down a taxi.
(c) From working out at the gym.
(d) From carrying a basket full of pastries and produce.

5. The character in "Hill Country" can almost believe in what?
(a) Love.
(b) Escape.
(c) Humanity.
(d) Something larger than himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character in "Hill Country" climbs back into the jeep and drives off back to where?

2. Of what do the memories of this "Garden of Eden" remind the speaker?

3. There was love in the water, where the people pretended to do what?

4. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?

5. What does the speaker in "The Angels" hope some angels are?

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