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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After driving for awhile, the character in "Hill Country" gets out and walks along a limestone bank, noticing what?
(a) There is no one there.
(b) The nature and wildlife around him.
(c) The steepness of its incline.
(d) How the bank is eroding.

2. 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 alone.
(c) You are tired.
(d) You are scared.

3. The character in "Hill Country" comes down the road in his jeep with the windows rolled down. Why?
(a) So he can air out his smelly jeep.
(b) So he can smell the fresh air.
(c) So he can call out the windows to passersby.
(d) So he can feel the branches as they brush against the vehicle and himself.

4. Who is the character in "Hill Country" revealed to be?
(a) An angel.
(b) A woodsman.
(c) God.
(d) Abraham.

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) Dirty public transportation and being poor.
(b) Abundance and charity.
(c) Innocence and privacy.
(d) Urban living and crowds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Angels," the speaker imagines what between the two angels, as she sleeps?

2. When the speaker of "The Angels" reflects on what it must be like to be an angel, about what does she think?

3. The character in "Hill Country" passes what injured animal?

4. How does "Wade in the Water" end?

5. What does the speaker in "The Angels" hope some angels are?

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