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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 Soldiers (or Plummer)" what does Plummer want to make his home?
(a) Worth living in.
(b) Worth fighting for.
(c) Worth writing about.
(d) Worth loving.

2. In "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" what is ever promised in this one-chance life?
(a) Love.
(b) Jobs.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

3. In "Ship's Manifest," which of the following does Gorman compare the book to?
(a) A sing.
(b) A message in a bottle.
(c) A light.
(d) A religious experience.

4. In "The Truth In One Nation," what are we dazed by?
(a) The flare of our new-made selves.
(b) Our alacrity.
(c) Our faith.
(d) Our privilege.

5. In "Displacement," what is our blood bracketed by?
(a) Veins.
(b) Water.
(c) Brains.
(d) Hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Soldiers (or Plummer)" what does Plummer say death is not like?

2. In "The Shallows," how does Gorman describe us?

3. In "Letter From a Nurse," when was the letter written?

4. What is the name of the first major section in Part I?

5. In "Cordage, or Atonement," what are we not?

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