Wade in the Water: Poems Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Who does the speaker address in “Urban Youth”? (from Part IV - Notes (Pages 66 - 81))

A parent.

A younger sibling.

A childhood friend.

An older sibling.

2.

Who are the angels in “The Angels”? (from Part I (Pages 1 - 16))

The speaker’s hallucinations.

Hell’s Angels bikers.

Divine beings sent by God.

The speaker and her dying mother.

3.

What does the weather in “An Old Story” symbolize? (from Part IV - Notes (Pages 66 - 81))

Hate or love.

Capitalism.

Hope.

Global warming.

4.

In “I Will Tell You the Truth about This, I Will Tell You All about It,” which element is not an example of the poet’s preservation of voices from historical documents? (from Part II (Pages 17 - 38))

Heading each document with the place and date.

Combining documents in the sections in italics.

Listing the source documents in the “Notes” section.

Retaining the non-standard spelling.

5.

In “Unwritten,” what is the relationship between the original letter and the resulting poem? (from Part II (Pages 17 - 38))

The poem reverses Mary Jones’s position on slavery.

The poem questions Mary Jones’s true thoughts about slavery.

The poem echoes Mary Jones’s pro-slavery views.

The poem shows that Mary Jones cannot maintain her lifestyle without slavery.

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