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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “New Road Station,” what is history?
(a) The voice on the radio.
(b) All answers are correct.
(c) A bus that is about to take off.
(d) Asleep in a tomb or in a bomb.

2. In “Eternity, Mutianyu, Great Wall," the speaker describes the grabbing of the wall by whom?
(a) An elderly woman.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A young child.
(d) A tourist who has tripped.

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” why does a brother write a sister in a letter asking her to care for his child?
(a) His wife is ill and unable to care for their child.
(b) His wife is dying.
(c) His wife is abusive and unfit to be a mother.
(d) His wife is living with another man while he is away.

4. In “Watershed,” soon after the sale of land, what happened?
(a) J moved far away.
(b) The land became more fertile.
(c) Cattle began to act insane.
(d) R reported what was happening.

5. In “Watershed,” D’s first husband was what?
(a) A pharmacist.
(b) A veterinarian.
(c) A bio-engineer.
(d) A chemist.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Theatrical Improvisation,” the women go from fear to what?

2. In "Dusk," although the speaker sits at the same table with her daughter, what is clear?

3. In "Charity," the speaker describes an elderly woman as she does what?

4. What is NOT a reason why not being able to read or write hinders the paying of a pension deserved to former black Civil War soldiers?

5. In “Watershed,” what does the speaker first describe?

(see the answer key)

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