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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Deadly," what two creatures are discussed?
(a) A tiger and man.
(b) Man and woman.
(c) A tiger and a lion.
(d) A vulture and a buzzard.

2. In Stanza 3 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," the speaker says that the entire country may not be able to heal from what?
(a) The abuse of power.
(b) This separation of parent and child.
(c) The plantation life.
(d) Slavery.

3. How does "Wade in the Water" end?
(a) With the speaker being baptized.
(b) With a bath.
(c) With a question – Is this love the trouble you promised?
(d) With the speaker going for a swim.

4. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?
(a) They are not citizens of the U.S.
(b) They are still slaves and do not need to be paid.
(c) The legal names of these men do not always match their actual names.
(d) They have not served long enough to receive pensions.

5. After driving for awhile, the character in "Hill Country" gets out and walks along a limestone bank, noticing what?
(a) How the bank is eroding.
(b) The steepness of its incline.
(c) The nature and wildlife around him.
(d) There is no one there.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?

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. 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”?

4. Why does the father plead to not have his family removed from the camp in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?

5. In "Hill Country," the speaker describes someone as he travels where?

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