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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The speaker of "Deadly" says that those who are holy imagine a strong beast that attacks and kills what?
(a) A giraffe.
(b) A human.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A gazelle.

2. In "Garden of Eden," what does the narrator greatly miss?
(a) The Garden of Eden on Montague Street.
(b) The city.
(c) Her brownstone in Brooklyn.
(d) Her college friends.

3. How is love described as pain, when singing "Wade in the Water"?
(a) Allowing one to feel what it was to run away, being chased by dogs and guns, and so many not surviving the escape.
(b) Having to take a bath when you would rather still be out playing.
(c) Feeling the pain of those who were forced to wade in the water.
(d) Loving one's first swim lessons.

4. In "Hill Country," the speaker describes someone as he travels where?
(a) To the mountains from the city.
(b) To the river from a high peak.
(c) Down from a high bridge to still water.
(d) Down from high above in the hills and the place where he is surrounded by peace and quiet.

5. In "The Angels," who does the speaker say spoke to angels as she was dying?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Has the narrator of "The Angels" had other angel encounters?

4. In "Realm of Shades," what does the speaker wonder when she thinks about our shadows on the ground?

5. The character in "Hill Country" can almost believe in what?

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