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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Williams say that it is "water from a spring" to talk to M?
(a) Because M likes the rain in the spring.
(b) Because M lives near a spring.
(c) Because M is always so cheerful.
(d) Because M uses such original language.

2. What does Williams say that Africans came enslaved from Africa for?
(a) Hope.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Agriculture.
(d) Racism.

3. What does Williams admire about Poe's choice of words?
(a) Poe's words can be recognized out of context because they are so original.
(b) Poe's words are beautiful to listen to if you read them out loud.
(c) Poe's words carry shades of other meanings that come from their usage elsewhere.
(d) Poe's words are not associated with anything else but thoughts and ideas.

4. What does Williams say that American families cheat their daughters out of by trying to frighten them into delaying the loss of their virginity?
(a) Romance.
(b) Dignity.
(c) Love.
(d) Sex.

5. What adjective does the narrator use to describe Boone's character?
(a) Strong.
(b) Brave.
(c) Temperamental.
(d) Mild.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the narrator give for believing that Americans have trouble understanding their own national character?

2. How does Jones feel about the battle?

3. What does Williams say that Americans think they will lose if they were ever to serve another person?

4. What moral weakness does the narrator comment on in Washington?

5. What category of people does Williams say that Houston fits into?

(see the answer keys)

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