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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” there is a collection of addresses to various people. What is the purpose of this collection?
(a) To show the reader how many left slavery to fight in the Civil War.
(b) To show the reader how educated the Civil War soldiers were.
(c) To show the reader how polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(d) To show the reader the various reasons why colored Civil War soldiers were asking for their pensions.

3. What will happen to those, including women and children, who do not follow the orders to leave camp in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) They will allowed to stay and rest.
(b) They will be sent away.
(c) They will be sent to jail.
(d) They will be shot.

4. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," if these people turn out to be evil, then the speaker and others like her will meet this evil how?
(a) By fleeing to Canada.
(b) With peace.
(c) With even more evil.
(d) As best they can.

5. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?
(a) With a letter from President Lincoln.
(b) With a letter from Mary Jones to her slaves.
(c) With a letter from Mary Jones to Charles Colcock Jones.
(d) With a letter from a slave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the speaker in "Ghazal" ask regarding learning one’s name?

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a man who was able to free himself and his wife asked in the letter for what to happen?

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” why does a wife ask her husband to send for her?

4. In “Unwritten,” how does the slave feel towards her mistress?

5. In "Declaration," the people have reminded those in power of how they came to live in this nation, taken captive where?

(see the answer key)

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