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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the father plead to not have his family removed from the camp in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) His wife is ill and cannot care for the children.
(b) He has no home for them to stay in.
(c) He wants them to stay near him at the camp.
(d) One of his children is very sick.

2. What happens to the sick child who was removed from the camp with his family in “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It”?
(a) He is treated by the Army physician and heals.
(b) He is ill but arrives at the family's new home safely.
(c) He survives for a few more months.
(d) He dies, and his father buries him.

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

4. In "Garden of Eden," the speaker would walk home doing mental math on how much she had spent and what would suddenly hit her?
(a) How little she had in her bank account.
(b) The known sun was setting on the dawning century.
(c) How little food she had purchased.
(d) How much she loved the Garden of Eden.

5. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” what is the general response in the list the responses of some when was asked their age?
(a) A few are not exactly sure of their age or do not know their age at all.
(b) All of the men are not exactly sure of their age or do not know their age at all.
(c) Many know their exact birth dates.
(d) Many are not exactly sure of their age or do not know their age at all.

Short Answer 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?

2. Why does the woman at the beginning of “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I will Tell You All About It” say the president will be blessed?

3. How does "Ghazal" end?

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a husband writes to his wife, encouraging her to bring herself and their children, including the baby he has never met, to him in what state?

5. The character in "Hill Country" climbs back into the jeep and drives off back to where?

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