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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Notes and Acknowledgments.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. A comparison is made in "The Everlasting Self" of an old love to what?
(a) An aging barn.
(b) Old photographs.
(c) Fine threads in a coat.
(d) Mud a dog has tracked in.

3. 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?
(a) He is a saint among men.
(b) He cares for the poor.
(c) He truly cares about all of his citizens.
(d) He is a white man of priviledge.

4. In "Refuge," the narrator imagines what it must have been like to do what, as she imagines her mother and her hardships in Alabama?
(a) Fight, and fight, and fight.
(b) Flee, bleed, to endure insults.
(c) Cry, struggle, and run.
(d) Run and hide.

5. What is an issue with the pensions of the black Civil War soldiers?
(a) They are not citizens of the U.S.
(b) They have not served long enough to receive pensions.
(c) They are still slaves and do not need to be paid.
(d) The legal names of these men do not always match their actual names.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Civil War, for what did many Black soldiers struggle to receive from the U.S. government?

2. In “Political Poem,” the work of these engines takes forever, and the speaker thinks of how he or she would love what?

3. In “Unrest in Baton Rouge,” the narrator describes how people watch and are saddened by violent actions but then do what?

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

5. In “The United States Welcomes You,” the speaker asks if the person is there in regard to whom?

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