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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker reflects on the fact that everyone she knew at the time was living a similar life that included hating what two things?
(a) Dirty public transportation and being poor.
(b) Urban living and crowds.
(c) Innocence and privacy.
(d) Abundance and charity.

2. In "A Man’s World," the speaker says that someone will very likely show you a world when?
(a) You are scared.
(b) You are not paying attention.
(c) You are alone.
(d) You are tired.

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

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” why does a brother write a sister in a letter asking her to care for his child?
(a) His wife is ill and unable to care for their child.
(b) His wife is living with another man while he is away.
(c) His wife is dying.
(d) His wife is abusive and unfit to be a mother.

5. In "Declaration," the people have reminded those in power of how they came to live in this nation, taken captive where?
(a) On the high seas.
(b) In the wild west.
(c) In the cotton fields.
(d) From their native lands.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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”?

2. Why does the woman make such a strong plea at the beginning of ”I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?

3. The character in "Hill Country" passes what injured animal?

4. In Stanza 3 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," the speaker says that the entire country may not be able to heal from what?

5. The speaker remembers angels once in a hotel room. Why were they there?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Declaration," what have officers been sent to do?

2. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does the narrator say in Stanza 1?

3. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?

4. How are the angels in "The Angels" described?

5. What is the difference between the power of a tiger and the power of man, according to the narrator in the poem "Deadly"?

6. What does the narrator notice about one of the angels? How does this bring her a sense of hope?

7. How is the destruction of the world compared to a sister who is abused in "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister"?

8. How is history like a ship, in "Ghazal"?

9. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?

10. In "The Garden of Eden," what does the narrator remember doing after she finished her shopping?

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