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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character in "Hill Country" climbs back into the jeep and drives off back to where?
(a) Everywhere.
(b) Nowhere.
(c) The hill.
(d) Heaven.

2. In “Watershed,” the speaker in italics feels him or herself being pulled up through what?
(a) The many floors of the hospital up to the sky.
(b) The attic.
(c) The center of the earth.
(d) The ground.

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” there is a collection of addresses to various people. What is the purpose of this collection?
(a) To show the reader how polite the Civil War soldiers were.
(b) To show the reader the various reasons why colored Civil War soldiers were asking for their pensions.
(c) To show the reader how educated the Civil War soldiers were.
(d) To show the reader how many left slavery to fight in the Civil War.

4. In “Watershed,” who was employed at the factory and subsequently sold land to the factory?
(a) D.
(b) M.
(c) J.
(d) R.

5. How does “The United States Welcomes You” end?
(a) With the speaker asking about their cultural traditions.
(b) With the speaker asking them about their skill set.
(c) With the speaker telling them to leave.
(d) With a speaker asking if there are some sort of test that they must take and what if they fail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Watershed,” the speaker finishes in italics saying that, for him, God is what?

2. In “Watershed,” soon after the sale of land, what happened?

3. For what does the speaker in “Unwritten” feel that Mary and all others like her must answer?

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a slave asks President Lincoln advise on how to leave his mistress. Why?

5. In Stanza 5 of "The Greatest Personal Privation," what happened time and time again?

(see the answer key)

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