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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 “Watershed,” in italics, he, assumed to be God, is telling the person in space what?
(a) How the earth is a being all its own and has been weakened.
(b) How the earth used to be much larger.
(c) How the earth is for mankind to do with it as he wishes.
(d) How the earth is just a dead thing you can claim.

2. “Declaration” is an erasure poem that comes from what?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) The U.S. Constitution.
(c) The Louisiana Purchase Treaty.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

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

4. 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) One of his children is very sick.
(b) He wants them to stay near him at the camp.
(c) His wife is ill and cannot care for the children.
(d) He has no home for them to stay in.

5. In "4 ½," the little girl is compared to what?
(a) A cute puppy about to chew up your shoe.
(b) A cute mountain goat who, although first seems harmless, soon lunges at you.
(c) A cute cat, lying in wait to pounce on a mouse.
(d) A cute bunny who has just eaten the plants in your garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. In “Watershed,” In italics, the speaker who is floating over the city can move and do what?

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” to whom does a slave write, asking him if he is now legally free?

5. In “Watershed,” who is taking this case and filed a lawsuit?

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