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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" says they do not want those who are descendants of the people sold as property to know their history. Why?
(a) They are not smart enough to understand.
(b) Slavery is a lie and never happened.
(c) They do not want anyone else to know their sins.
(d) It is for their own good.

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” the speaker says, although the slaves are now free, they are not really free, because they do what?
(a) Leave slavery and end up in bondage to their new bosses.
(b) Run out of slavery and out of the United States for Canada.
(c) Are freed from slavery and soon end up enslaved to educating themselves.
(d) Run right out of slavery In to soldiery.

3. In "A Man’s World," the speaker says that someone will very likely show you a world when?
(a) You are not paying attention.
(b) You are scared.
(c) You are tired.
(d) You are alone.

4. Of what do the memories of this "Garden of Eden" remind the speaker?
(a) Brooklyn and being in her thirties.
(b) Her childhood.
(c) College life.
(d) Her family.

5. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker reflects on the fact that everyone she knew at the time was living a similar life that included hating what two things?
(a) Innocence and privacy.
(b) Urban living and crowds.
(c) Abundance and charity.
(d) Dirty public transportation and being poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In "Declaration," the people have reminded those in power of how they came to live in this nation, taken captive where?

3. After driving for awhile, the character in "Hill Country" gets out and walks along a limestone bank, noticing what?

4. In "Deadly," what two creatures are discussed?

5. The speaker of "The Greatest Personal Privation" is happy to live without these troubles of slavery and is what?

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