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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When a holy person, as mentioned in "Deadly," imagines trembling, what is trembling in fear?
(a) The entire natural world.
(b) The tiger.
(c) Man.
(d) God.

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” what do the colored men in the military say they deserve?
(a) Freedom from slavery and the Army.
(b) Higher ranking.
(c) Equal treatment.
(d) More money.

4. How does "Wade in the Water" end?
(a) With the speaker going for a swim.
(b) With a question – Is this love the trouble you promised?
(c) With a bath.
(d) With the speaker being baptized.

5. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a husband writes to his wife, encouraging her to bring herself and their children, including the baby he has never met, to him in what state?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the speaker in "Wade in the Water" painful grief?

2. What is NOT a reason why not being able to read or write hinders the paying of a pension deserved to former black Civil War soldiers?

3. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a slave asks President Lincoln advise on how to leave his mistress. Why?

4. Who does the speaker in "Ghazal" say has been taught their name?

5. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” a man who was able to free himself and his wife asked in the letter for what to happen?

(see the answer key)

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