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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks why the person is afraid and what else?
(a) If there is something he or she would like to confess.
(b) If he or she thinks coming here is a good idea.
(c) If he or she would like to join any organizations.
(d) If he or she has attended school.

2. In “Political Poem,” the speaker wonders what would happen if what happened?
(a) The mowers all ran out of gas.
(b) The mowers were moved to another yard.
(c) One mower after another stopped and greeted the others before returning back to work.
(d) The mowers mowed over each other's parts of the yard.

3. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” a man is leaning on what?
(a) A friend.
(b) A stick or a rifle.
(c) A cane.
(d) A wall.

4. In "An Old Story," the speaker says that they were told what would be horrible?
(a) The love for others.
(b) The end of life.
(c) The watching of youth fade away.
(d) The wanting, need, and strong hate.

5. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?
(a) Others that have been mistreated.
(b) Living a better life.
(c) Rumors they have heard.
(d) Family members.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?

2. In “New Road Station,” what is history?

3. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," Stanza 4, the speaker and others, known as ‘we,’ want to do what?

4. "Dusk" begins with the speaker comparing life with her self-centered daughter to what?

5. Stanza 5 of "The Greatest Personal Privation" tells of the families destroyed how?

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