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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Man's World," when the world is shown, to what is it compared?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A ball of energy.
(c) A globe.
(d) A locket on a chain.

2. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?
(a) Many.
(b) No one.
(c) The chosen few.
(d) Everyone.

3. How does the poem "Unwritten" begin?
(a) With a letter from a slave.
(b) With a letter from Mary Jones to her slaves.
(c) With a letter from President Lincoln.
(d) With a letter from Mary Jones to Charles Colcock Jones.

4. In "The Angels," the speaker imagines what between the two angels, as she sleeps?
(a) A meal.
(b) A candle.
(c) A book.
(d) A deck of playing cards.

5. 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) It is for their own good.
(c) They do not want anyone else to know their sins.
(d) Slavery is a lie and never happened.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Garden of Eden," why does the narrator's arm get sore?

2. Why are sentences left incomplete in "Declaration"?

3. The speaker of "Deadly" says that those who are holy imagine a strong beast that attacks and kills what?

4. In "Hill Country," the speaker describes someone as he travels where?

5. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?

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