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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” how much money did a man say he raised to free himself and his wife?
(a) $1,000.
(b) $2,000.
(c) $200.
(d) $10,000.

2. In "Realm of Shades," what does the speaker wonder when she thinks about our shadows on the ground?
(a) How much more will we bury in the earth?
(b) What hides in the shadows?
(c) How many shadows have passed this way?
(d) Where do shadows come from?

3. In "Hill Country," the speaker describes someone as he travels where?
(a) Down from high above in the hills and the place where he is surrounded by peace and quiet.
(b) To the mountains from the city.
(c) To the river from a high peak.
(d) Down from a high bridge to still water.

4. What does the speaker in "Ghazal" ask regarding learning one’s name?
(a) What the name will mean to them.
(b) Whether or not that name matters.
(c) What it will be like when those who have not known their name suddenly learn it.
(d) What they will do with that name.

5. 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 polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(c) To show the reader the various reasons why colored Civil War soldiers were asking for their pensions.
(d) To show the reader how educated the Civil War soldiers were.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?

2. For what does the woman plea at the beginning of ”I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” for what are they willing to sacrifice themselves and their families?

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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