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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How are the angels described in "The Angels"?
2. 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?
3. What is NOT a reason why not being able to read or write hinders the paying of a pension deserved to former black Civil War soldiers?
4. 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?
5. 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”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are two of the circumstances in "Wade in the Water" in which the narrator describes feelings of love?
2. What does the narrator in "A Man's World" say will happen to someone who is shown the whole world?
3. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does the narrator say in Stanza 1?
4. How does "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It" begin?
5. What memories does reflecting on the "Garden of Eden" bring up?
6. What does the poet say about age in "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
7. In "Declaration," what have officers been sent to do?
8. From where does the character in "Hill Country" come?
9. What does the narrator in "The Angels" think about the role of the angel?
10. What takes place in the second letter of "I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who are the characters found in Tracy's poetry? What do the characters have in common? What is the narrator‘s relationship to the various characters? What might Tracy‘s relationship be with the characters she creates?
Essay Topic 2
What is the overall writing style of the poet? Why might she choose to write her poems this way? How does this writing style affect the reader and the flow of the poems? What other ways does her writing style affect the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Several of Smith's poems describe a specific event in history that shows the flaws of humankind. Give one example from this book, including the title of the poem and a description. What does the reader learn about this event? How are people and/or the world affected by this event? What does this poem say about humanity or certain members of society? How is this a theme throughout many of Smith's poems? Do you agree? Why or why not?
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