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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the speaker in "The Angels" slept, she feels what sense?
(a) Panic and anxiety.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Warmth and comfort.
(d) Love and safety.

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

3. How does "Ghazal" end?
(a) Oh what a beautiful thing it is to have a name.
(b) What is in a name?
(c) Our name our name our name our fraught, fraught name.
(d) Say my name! Say my name!

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

5. In "The World is Your Beautiful Younger Sister," the world is compared to what?
(a) A young, innocent woman taken advantage of by rough men.
(b) A young gazelle.
(c) A locket on a chain.
(d) A wilde, savage place.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” for what are they willing to sacrifice themselves and their families?

3. The speaker remembers angels once in a hotel room. Why were they there?

4. In “I Will Tell You the Truth About This, I Will Tell You All About It,” how much money did a man say he raised to free himself and his wife?

5. In "The Greatest Personal Privation," what does Mary Jones think is the greatest personal privation?

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