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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 132 - 173).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Truth In One Nation," what do we say sometimes in the thick of night?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Our mantra.
(c) Our prayer.
(d) Our name.

2. In "Letter From a Nurse," what can the writer not help but do?
(a) Hope.
(b) Eat.
(c) Win.
(d) Work.

3. In "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" what does Plummer say death is not like?
(a) A friend.
(b) A brief dream.
(c) A lover.
(d) A winter.

4. In "Compass," what is the hardest part of grief?
(a) Loving it.
(b) Ignoring it.
(c) Giving it a name.
(d) Accepting it.

5. In "War: What, Is It Good?" which battles are the hardest to win?
(a) The lucky ones.
(b) The invisible ones.
(c) The small ones.
(d) The big ones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Displacement," what are inside us?

2. In "Cecilia," what do we want to feel?

3. In "_ _ _ _ _ [Gated]," what did we probably think was about us?

4. In "[Ours]," who does the writer write of handing right respect to?

5. In "Erasure," what are erasure poems?

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