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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the character in "Hill Country" stave off in regard to the injured animal?
(a) Death.
(b) Attack by vultures.
(c) Fear.
(d) Further injury.

2. 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 be shot.
(b) They will allowed to stay and rest.
(c) They will be sent to jail.
(d) They will be sent away.

3. Why does the woman at the beginning of “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It” say the president will be blessed?
(a) He is a white man of priviledge.
(b) He cares for the poor.
(c) He is a saint among men.
(d) He truly cares about all of his citizens.

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

5. What happens to the sick child who was removed from the camp with his family in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) He is treated by the Army physician and heals.
(b) He is ill but arrives at the family's new home safely.
(c) He dies, and his father buries him.
(d) He survives for a few more months.

Short Answer Questions

1. “New Road Station” begins by talking about what?

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” to whom does a slave write, asking him if he is now legally free?

3. What will the other character do as you discover what each light, line, and shadow is in "A Man's World"?

4. How is love described as pain, when singing "Wade in the Water"?

5. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?

(see the answer key)

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